Park, J. E, Art by the Book: Painting Manuals and the Leisure Life in Late Ming China. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2012. ISBN 978-0-295-99176-4. 336pp. $50.00 (cloth).

• 来源期刊: 中国历史学前沿(英文版)
• 学科: 物理学
• 关键词: 文化生活 中国历史 华盛顿大学 手册 ISBN 公园 明末 绘画
• 年，卷（期）: 2013,（3）
• 页码范围: 464-465
• 页数: 2页
• 分类号: O43-62
• 语种: 中文

摘要

J. E Park presents a multifaceted view of cultural life in the late Ming dynasty through his examination of the production of painting manuals. The book's aim is to answer certain key questions, the first of which is why at this time in Chinese history so many manuals were printed. The answer is a complex one that involves the urbanization that took place during the later Ming and the growing number of literate members of society did not enter civil service.