Ancient Chinese encyclopedia of technology: Translation and annotation of the kaogong ji (the artificers record)/ Jun Wenren. - New York : Routledge, 2013. - xxviii, 224 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [189]-210) and index.

1. Opening paragraphs --
2. Wheelwrights (lunren) --
3. Chariot-basket makers (yuren) --
4. Pole makers (zhouren) --
5. Metal workers (gong jin zhi gong) --
6. Forging founders (zhushi), smelting founders (yeshi), and sword smiths (taoshi) --
7. Bell founders (fushi) --
8. Measure makers (lishi), plough makers (duanshi) (lost) --
9. Cuirass makers (hanren) --
10. Skinners (baoren) --
11. Drum makers (yunren), tanners (weishi) (lost), and furriers (qiushi) (lost) --
12. Painters (huaren), embroiderers (huiren) --
13. Feather dyers (zhongshi), silk printers (kuangren) (lost) --
14. Silk cleaners (huangshi) --
15. Jade makers (yuren), comb makers (jieren) (lost), and carvers (diaoren) (lost) --
16. Stone-chime makers (qingshi) --
17. Arrow makers (shiren) --
18. Potters (taoren), proto-porcelain makers (fangren) --
19. Cabinet makers (ziren) --
20. Weapon-handle makers (luren) --
21. Master-builders, builders, and carpenters (jiangren) --
22. Cartwrights (cheren) --
23. Bow makers (gongren).

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