A Study Of The Replication And Restoration Of Chinese Musical Relics And Artefacts

This book offers a fascinating introduction to China’s cultural heritage and the functions and value of its music artefacts. This is the latest music archaeology book based on an examination of China’s real and valuable music artefacts. Featuring nearly 200 high-resolution photos and tables, it provides encyclopaedic information and highlights technological processes used with regard to China’s seminal music artefacts (e.g. the Marquis Yi of Zeng’s bells, 433 B.C.) and their replicas. Readers will learn about the latest research methodologies and technologies (e.g. 3D printing) being applied to study China’s representative music artefacts and their replicas.