{"product_id":"metalworking-in-bronze-age-china-the-lost-wax-process-hardcover","title":"Metalworking in Bronze Age China: The Lost-Wax Process - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeng Peng\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMetalworking in Bronze Age China\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is the first study that adopts a comprehensive, thorough, and interdisciplinary approach toward early Chinese lost-wax castings. It shows that the dominant belief that the lost-wax process as the optimal method for casting bronzes deserves more rigorous examination. In a broader sense, the book provides a study on the \"norms,\" which are seldom questioned. By examining the reasons why Chinese founders often chose not to use the lost-wax process they had clearly mastered, the book refutes the idea that lost-wax technology is the only \"right way\" to cast bronzes. This study demonstrates that a \"norm\" is in many ways an illusion that twists our comprehension of art, technology, civilization, and history. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is in the Cambria Sinophone World Series, headed by Victor Mair (University of Pennsylvania).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e*Includes 225 images.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 514\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.31 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 06, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47965465280760,"sku":"9781604979626","price":192.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/Wcs6a1mp1U9781604979626.webp?v=1783502899","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/metalworking-in-bronze-age-china-the-lost-wax-process-hardcover","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}