Ancient Craftsmanship

Ma Weidu on Collecting: Miscellaneous Treasures Ma Weidu Zhonghua Book Company · 2009 This book is compiled from the eleven lectures on "miscellaneous" objects that collector Ma Weidu delivered on CCTV's Lecture Room, published by Zhong…

Compulsory Education Textbook: Art, Grade 6, Volume 2 Guangxi Curriculum and Textbook Development Center / Liu Shaohui Guangxi Fine Arts Publishing House · 2014 This is the second volume of the Grade 6 Art textbook for compulsory education published by Guangxi Fine Arts Publishing House, compiled by the Guangx…

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Ancient Egyptian and Greek Looms Roth, H. Ling (Henry Ling), 1855-1925 Project Gutenberg · 2019 Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …

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Tiangong Kaiwu (Translation and Explanation) Song Yingxing / 诸雨辰 Peking University Press · 2025 This book is based on the initial Ming-dynasty edition, collated against several later editions, and provides a vernacular translation of the original…

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Building the Temple of Heaven 崔彦斌 Beijing Science and Technology Press · 2019 Try holding this book steady on just one fingertip. Is it hard? But if you use three fingers, it becomes very easy. Building a house works much the sa…

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The Illustrated Exploitation of the Works of Nature Song Yingxing Nanhai Publication Company · 2026 Compiled by Song Yingxing in the Ming dynasty, The Exploitation of the Works of Nature (Tiangong Kaiwu) systematically records China's agricultural, i…

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Talent and Principle Anonymous Bashu Publishing House · 2024 Book of Zhou · Records of Examining Crafts · Bow Maker: "The bow maker makes bows, taking the six materials at their proper times... The horn is two c…

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Illustrated History of Furniture: From the Earliest to the Present Time Litchfield, Frederick, 1850-1930 Project Gutenberg · 2019 Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …

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Scarabs: An Introduction to the Study of Egyptian Seals and Signet Rings Newberry, Percy E. (Percy Edward), 1869-1949 Project Gutenberg · 2019 Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …

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The Beginnings of the Mastery of Nature. 1. Early Forms of Mechanics Weule, Karl, 1864-1926 Project Gutenberg · 2019 Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …

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Watchtowers 王付君 Jilin Literature and History Publishing House · 2018 The "Chinese Culture Knowledge Reader" series is a large-scale knowledge library compiled by Jilin Literature and History Press and Jilin Publishing G…