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Catalog Number |
2025.011.005 |
Author |
Bedini, Silvio A. |
Title |
"The Trail of Time: Time Measurement with Incense in East Asia" |
Collection |
Silvio Bedini Books |
Source |
Marianne Bedini Vella |
Summary |
TIme measuring devices using incense have played a significant role in Chinese and Japanese history. Featured is a comprehensive history of the introduction and use of incense in East Asia. Identifying sources and ingredients in ancient formulas for producing the incense utilized in incense seals, a sophisticated form of incense time measure. A summary paper is included inside the book. |
Subjects |
Part 1: Time measurement and incense in East Asia. Part 2: The incense seal in China. Part 3: The incense seal in Japan. |
Accession number |
2025.011 |
Published Date |
1994 |
Physical Description |
10 x 7.5 in. hard cover with dust jacket and 342 pages. |
Object Name |
Book |
Lexicon category |
8: Communication Artifact |
Publisher |
Cambridge University Press |
Lexicon sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |