File:Chinese Styles of Writing, China, ca. 1905-1914 (IMP-CSWC47-LS1-49).jpg

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Chinese Styles of Writing, China, ca. 1905-1914
Black and white lantern slide illustrating both ancient and modern (pre-1949, referred to as traditional) Chinese characters. The evolution of characters from initial resemblance to their signifiers is displayed. This slide comes from a collection held by the Church of Scotland and generated by the medical missionary Charles Somerville, who worked for the London Missionary Society in Hankou from 1904 to 1914.
Photographer: Unknown
Subject (personal name): Calligraphy--China
Filename: IMP-CSWC47-LS1-49.tif
Coverage date: 1905/1914
Subject (unesco): Calligraphy; Asian languages; Handwriting
Part of collection: International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Part of subcollection: Photographs from the Centre for the Study of World Christianity, University of Edinburgh, U.K., ca.1900-ca.1940s
Repository name: Centre for the Study of World Christianity
Archival file: Volume4/IMP-CSWC47-LS1-49.tif
Repository address: The University of Edinburgh School of Divinity, New College, Mound Place, Edinburgh EH1 2LX, United Kingdom
Geographic subject (country): China
Format (aacr2): lantern slides 8.2 x 8.2cm
Geographic subject (continent): Asia
Rights: Contact the repository for details.
Part of series: Church of Scotland Slide and Visual Collection; Charles Somerville (CSWC47-LS1)
Repository email: divinity-CSWC@ed.ac.uk
Date created: 1905/1914
Publisher (of the digital version): University of Southern California. Libraries
Format (aat): lantern slides; photographs
Access conditions: http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/divinity/research/centres/world-christianity/collections-resources
File: CSWC47/LS1/49
Contributor: Photo Department, Tientsin Hui Wen Academy, Tientsin, China
Subject (lcsh): Calligraphy; Writing; Chinese language--Cursive writing
Date 1905/1914 (date created)
Source http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15799coll123/id/78428
Author Unknown authorUnknown author

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