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The Trail of Time
Time Measurement with Incense in East Asia
Taschenbuch von Silvio A. Bedini
Sprache: Englisch

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This book is a scholarly study of a virtually unknown aspect of the history of horology (timekeeping), compiled from Chinese and Japanese historical and literary records, some of which are translated and published here for the first time. Incense timekeepers played an important role in early Chinese social and technological history, in addition to their use for time measurement. They were used in temples for religious rites, in agricultural regions for regulating water for irrigation, in palaces and government offices, and in the studies of scholars. A fascinating compendium of knowledge about a neglected aspect of Oriental culture, this book will appeal not only to historians of China and Japan, but to the growing number of collectors and museum curators who are interested in incense clocks. It is illustrated with black and white halftones of a large number of the clocks, which are renowned for their beauty of design and quality of workmanship. The book also includes a catalogue of incense clocks which have appeared in auction houses and museums.
This book is a scholarly study of a virtually unknown aspect of the history of horology (timekeeping), compiled from Chinese and Japanese historical and literary records, some of which are translated and published here for the first time. Incense timekeepers played an important role in early Chinese social and technological history, in addition to their use for time measurement. They were used in temples for religious rites, in agricultural regions for regulating water for irrigation, in palaces and government offices, and in the studies of scholars. A fascinating compendium of knowledge about a neglected aspect of Oriental culture, this book will appeal not only to historians of China and Japan, but to the growing number of collectors and museum curators who are interested in incense clocks. It is illustrated with black and white halftones of a large number of the clocks, which are renowned for their beauty of design and quality of workmanship. The book also includes a catalogue of incense clocks which have appeared in auction houses and museums.
Über den Autor
Silvio Bedini (1917-2007) was a Historian Emeritus at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C, who wrote extensively about the history of science on a wide range of topics including late Renaissance timekeeping, early American scientific instruments, Asian time measurement, the scientific pursuits of Thomas Jefferson, and the origin of dominoes. His research on surveyors in Colonial America led him to uncover the story of Benjamin Banneker, African American mathematician and astronomer, about whom he wrote a detailed biography. Among other awards, in 2000 Bedini received the Leonardo da Vinci Medal, the highest recognition from the Society of the History of Technology.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
List of illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgements; Conventions; Part I. Time Measurement and Incense in East Asia: 1. Early East Asian time measurement; 2. Incense and the populace; 3. Incense in religious rites; 4. Incense for time measurement; Part II. The Incense Seal in China: 5. The incense seal of Avalokitésvara; 6. In Chinese Buddhist rites; 7. In Chinese civil life; 8. In Chinese social life; 9. In Chinese and foreign writings; Part III. The Incense Seal in Japan: 10. Japanese kobandokei; 11. In Japanese Buddhist rites; 12. In Japanese civil life; 13. The fire in the smoke; Appendices; Bibliography; Illustrations; Index.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2005
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Importe, Technik
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780521021630
ISBN-10: 0521021634
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Bedini, Silvio A.
Hersteller: Cambridge University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 246 x 189 x 20 mm
Von/Mit: Silvio A. Bedini
Erscheinungsdatum: 25.08.2005
Gewicht: 0,711 kg
Artikel-ID: 102262254
Über den Autor
Silvio Bedini (1917-2007) was a Historian Emeritus at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C, who wrote extensively about the history of science on a wide range of topics including late Renaissance timekeeping, early American scientific instruments, Asian time measurement, the scientific pursuits of Thomas Jefferson, and the origin of dominoes. His research on surveyors in Colonial America led him to uncover the story of Benjamin Banneker, African American mathematician and astronomer, about whom he wrote a detailed biography. Among other awards, in 2000 Bedini received the Leonardo da Vinci Medal, the highest recognition from the Society of the History of Technology.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
List of illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgements; Conventions; Part I. Time Measurement and Incense in East Asia: 1. Early East Asian time measurement; 2. Incense and the populace; 3. Incense in religious rites; 4. Incense for time measurement; Part II. The Incense Seal in China: 5. The incense seal of Avalokitésvara; 6. In Chinese Buddhist rites; 7. In Chinese civil life; 8. In Chinese social life; 9. In Chinese and foreign writings; Part III. The Incense Seal in Japan: 10. Japanese kobandokei; 11. In Japanese Buddhist rites; 12. In Japanese civil life; 13. The fire in the smoke; Appendices; Bibliography; Illustrations; Index.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2005
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Importe, Technik
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780521021630
ISBN-10: 0521021634
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Bedini, Silvio A.
Hersteller: Cambridge University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 246 x 189 x 20 mm
Von/Mit: Silvio A. Bedini
Erscheinungsdatum: 25.08.2005
Gewicht: 0,711 kg
Artikel-ID: 102262254
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