Salt production techniques in ancient China: the Aobo tu

The Aobo tu , the 'Illustrated Boiling of Sea Water', was completed and published by Chen Chun in 1334. It is the world's earliest extant work exclusively dealing with salt production and salt production techniques. The first part of this book focuses on the technical, fiscal, adminis...

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1. Verfasser: Yoshida, Tora (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Vogel, Hans Ulrich (ÜbersetzerIn)
Dokumenttyp: Book/Monograph
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Leiden Boston Brill 1993
Schriftenreihe:Sinica Leidensia 27
In: Sinica Leidensia (27)

DOI:10.1163/9789004482692
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Verfasserangaben:Yoshida Tora ; translated and revised by Hans Ulrich Vogel
Inhaltsangabe:
  • Preliminary Material
  • Graphs
  • Weights and Measures
  • Preface to the Japanese Edition
  • Preface to the English Edition Hans Ulrich Vogel
  • Chapter One Formation and Content of the Aobo Tu
  • Chapter Two Material Related to the Aobo Tu
  • Introductory Remarks to the Translation
  • Translation
  • Appendix A Collated Text And Illustrations Of The «Illustrated Boiling Of Sea Water» ( Aobo Tu )
  • Appendix B Tables
  • Bibliography
  • Glossary of Chinese and Japanese Characters
  • Sinica Leidensia