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Jean-Pierre Drège

Jean-Pierre Drège, École pratique des hautes études, Paris, France.
A Short History of Paper in Imperial China

A Short History of Paper in Imperial China

Paper has become the most common writing material worldwide in the course of a two millennia history. This study provides a magisterial synthesis of recent scholarship and original insights into the origins of papermaking and its subsequent history in imperial China, including a wide range of archaeological evidence and literary sources.

A Short History of Paper in Imperial China

A Short History of Paper in Imperial China

Paper has become the most common writing material worldwide in the course of a two millennia history. This study provides a magisterial synthesis of recent scholarship and original insights into the origins of papermaking and its subsequent history in imperial China, including a wide range of archaeological evidence and literary sources.

A Short History of Paper in Imperial China

A Short History of Paper in Imperial China

Paper has become the most common writing material worldwide in the course of a two millennia history. This study provides a magisterial synthesis of recent scholarship and original insights into the origins of papermaking and its subsequent history in imperial China, including a wide range of archaeological evidence and literary sources.