{"product_id":"technicians-and-artisans-of-heaven-and-earth-stephan-n-kory-9789004732469","title":"Technicians and Artisans of Heaven-And-Earth: Imperial Memories of Diviners, Physicians, and Craftsmen from Mid-Medieval China","description":"\u003ci\u003eTechnicians and Artisans and Heaven-and-Earth\u003c\/i\u003e reconstructs memories of significant but often overlooked figures from a remarkably diverse yet understudied period of Chinese history. The book includes translations of three biographical collections from the official dynastic histories of the Northern Wei, Northern Zhou, and Sui featuring the lives of \"technicians and artisans.\" Through a comparative, intertextual, and literary analysis of these works, Stephan N. Kory not only sheds light on the roles and functions of diviners, physicians, and craftsmen in the imperial courts of mid-medieval North China, but also provides us with fascinating insights into medieval Chinese court life and society.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephan N. Kory\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9004732462\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789004732469\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Brill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/04\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 402\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.10w x 0.94d","brand":"Stephan N. Kory","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48136994849023,"sku":"9789004732469","price":136.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ed4e5e9f-02cb-447e-8e7a-d9f9808a8571.jpg?v=1770165839","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/technicians-and-artisans-of-heaven-and-earth-stephan-n-kory-9789004732469","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}