Chinese Calligraphy: An Introduction to Its Aesthetic and Technique
Chiang Yee

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Book Description: Harvard University Press, Cambridge, 1973. Third
Edition,

Enlarged. Illustrated with 22 plates and 157 text illustrations.

This is the classic introduction to Chinese calligraphy. In nine richly

illustrated chapters Mr. Chiang explores the aesthetics and the
technique of this

art in which rhythm, and structure are perfectly embodied.

Table of Contents

* Preface, by Sir Robert Read
* Author's Note
* Note to the Third, Enlarged Edition
* I. Introduction
* II. The Origin and Construction of Chinese Characters
* III. The Styles
* IV. The Abstract Beauty of Chinese Calligraphy
* V. Technique
* VI. The Strokes
* VII. Composition
* VIII. Training
* IX. Calligraphy and Painting
* X. Aesthetic Principles
* XI. The Relations Between Calligraphy and Other Forms of
Chinese Art
* Bibliography
* Index

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