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）.  

作　　者：Patricia Karetzky 

机构地区：[1]Bard College, NY

出　　处：《Frontiers of History in China》2013年第3期464-465,共2页中国历史学前沿（英文版）

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.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.

分 类 号：O43-62[机械工程—光学工程] K2[理学—光学]