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Guide Picks - Top 10 Books on Chinese Calligraphy
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To learn one of the traditional four arts - Chinese Calligraphy.
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1) Chinese Brushwork in Calligraphy & Painting : Its History Aesthetics & Techniques
By Kwo Da-wei, paperback, 224 pages, 1990, ISBN: 0486264815
A good book about Chinese calligraphy and painting for beginners.
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2) Chinese Calligraphy : From Pictograph to Ideogram
By Edoardo Fazzioli, hardcover, 251 pages, 1987, ISBN: 0896597741
This book is about the history of 214 essential Chinese characters.
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3) The Art of Chinese Calligraphy
By Jean Long, hardcover, 128 pages, 2001, ISBN: 0486417395
Introduction to Chinese calligraphy including the history, seal, and techniques, etc.
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4) Embodied Image : Chinese Calligraphy from the John B Elliott Collection
By Wen C. Fong, et al. Hardcover, 600 pages, 1999, ISBN: 0810963779
The book documents the calligraphy collection of Princeton University's Art Museum.
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5) Chinese Calligraphy : An Introduction to Its Aesthetic & Technique
By Chiang Yee, Paperback, 270 pages, 1973, ISBN: 0674122267
The book covers the history, the styles, techniques, and more.
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6) A History of Chinese Calligraphy
By Tseng Yuho, et al. Hardcover, 1997, ISBN: 9622014267
The book covers the oracle bone inscriptions, the seal script, and other styles of scripts.
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7) Behind the Brushstrokes : Appreciating Chinese Calligraphy
By Khoo Seow Hwa, et al. Paperback, 1999, ISBN: 9627160768
A delightful book to read.
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8) Chinese Calligraphy : Learn the Beautiful Art of Chinese Writing
By Jacqueline Wong, et al. Paperback, 16 pages, 2002, ISBN: 0816772215
This is a book for kids of ages 9-12.
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9) Four Thousand Years of Chinese Calligraphy
by Leon L. Chang, et al. Hardcover, 442 pages, 1990, ISBN: 0226101118
"With the help of some 300 illustrations, including some rare and
never-before-published examples, the authors survey the leading calligraphers and
calligraphic works of each age, from the most recent through successive dynasties
back to the origins of the Chinese written language some 4,000 years ago.
Calligraphers and works are discussed with special attention to brushstroke
technique, composition, and the art of space." -- Book News, Inc.
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10) The Three Perfections : Chinese Painting, Poetry & Calligraphy
By Michael Sullivan, Hardcover, 88 pages, 1999, ISBN: 0807614521
"Michael Sullivan provides a lucid and engaging analysis of the intimate
relationships among painting, poetry, and calligraphy in Chinese culture.
The fundamental unity of writing and painting is shown to be an ancient,
though still valid, concept in China." -- Book Description
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