{"id":907,"date":"2015-09-21T13:28:49","date_gmt":"2015-09-21T13:28:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biblionalia.info\/leah\/blog\/2015\/09\/21\/tang-dynasty-618-907-bibliography-dont-mind\/"},"modified":"2020-02-14T12:27:42","modified_gmt":"2020-02-14T18:27:42","slug":"tang-dynasty-618-907-bibliography-dont-mind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.biblionalia.info\/leah\/blog\/2015\/09\/21\/tang-dynasty-618-907-bibliography-dont-mind\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-907 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.biblionalia.info\/leah\/blog\/2015\/09\/21\/tang-dynasty-618-907-bibliography-dont-mind\/attachment\/909\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.biblionalia.info\/leah\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/tumblr_nv1441ptHR1tk1xz2o1_1280-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><b>Tang Dynasty (618-907) Bibliography<\/b><\/p>\n<p>(Don\u2019t mind the pic. We took our color schemes from ponies, because of reasons.)<\/p>\n<p>Benn, C. (2010). China\u2019s golden age: everyday life in the Tang dynasty. Oxford: Oxford UP, 2004.<br \/>[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldcat.org\/title\/chinas-golden-age-everyday-life-in-the-tang-dynasty\/oclc\/475646339?referer=di&amp;ht=edition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Link<\/a>]<br \/>This was a great all-over source for me, especially since I didn\u2019t want to just\u00a0\u201cdo the outfits.\u201d I would consider this a must-have for Tang Dynasty research.<\/p>\n<p>Bonds, A. B. (2008). Beijing opera costumes: The visual communication of character and culture. Honolulu: University of Hawaii.<br \/>[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldcat.org\/title\/beijing-opera-costumes-the-visual-communication-of-character-and-culture\/oclc\/177064237?referer=di&amp;ht=edition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Link<\/a>]<br \/>This was interesting, but not super helpful for Tang. The appendix with garment diagrams, especially the pleating, was the only thing I used this for. It may be useful for other time periods, with the caveat that this is a modern stage interpretation of historic garments.<\/p>\n<p>H. C. [user25056]. (2014, May 3.) How to wear a traditional Chinese garment called \u2018Quixiong Ruqun\u2019[Video file]. Retrieved from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fGSylLPJ42o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fGSylLPJ42o<\/a><br \/>I\u2019m not sure if I would have figured out how the skirt works if I hadn\u2019t seen this video.<\/p>\n<p>Johns, J. (4 June 2011). China\u2019s disappearing clothing. We Drive East. \u00a0Retrieved from:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wedriveeast.wordpress.com\/2011\/06\/04\/chinas-disappearing-clothing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/wedriveeast.wordpress.com\/2011\/06\/04\/chinas-disappearing-clothing\/<\/a><br \/>This blog of a Fullbright scholar is centered on the history of Chinese breast-binding, but as I can\u2019t read Chinese, her summaries of Chinese sources describing the evolution of undergarment was invaluable.<\/p>\n<p>Ling, S. (14 Dec 2012). More on the Hezi (Undergarment). Dressed up dreams. Retrieved from <a href=\"http:\/\/dressed-up-dreams.blogspot.com\/2012\/12\/more-on-hezi-undergarment.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/dressed-up-dreams.blogspot.com\/2012\/12\/more-on-hezi-undergarment.html<\/a><br \/>More interesting information about the Hezi &#8211; take with a grain of salt.<\/p>\n<p>Ling, S. (22 Nov 2012). (An extremely long post on) Tang costume history. Dressed up dreams. Retrieved from <a href=\"http:\/\/dressed-up-dreams.blogspot.com\/2012\/11\/an-extremely-long-post-on-tang-costume.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/dressed-up-dreams.blogspot.com\/2012\/11\/an-extremely-long-post-on-tang-costume.html<\/a><br \/>Overview of Tang Dynasty clothing. Not many sources cited.<\/p>\n<p>Mei, H. (2011). Chinese clothing. New York: Cambridge University Press.<br \/>[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldcat.org\/title\/chinese-clothing\/oclc\/671710129&amp;referer=brief_results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Link<\/a>]<br \/>This is a pretty slim volume, and she takes a lot from <i>5000 Years<\/i>. Still, the information is good, if brief.<\/p>\n<p>Ministry of Culture, People\u2019s Republic of China. (2003).Secrets of Women\u2019s Underwear in Ancient China. ChinaCulture.org. Retrieved from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chinaculture.org\/gb\/en_artqa\/2006-08\/04\/content_84371_4.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.chinaculture.org\/gb\/en_artqa\/2006-08\/04\/content_84371_4.htm<\/a><br \/>I\u2019m not sure what to think of these little articles &#8211; you get no sense of real authorship. Still, the information is in line with what I found elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>Ravenfea (18 Jun 2010). Ramie fabric \u2013 the new (old) linen? Ravenfea: Maker of various fabric things.Retrieved from <a href=\"http:\/\/raevenfea.com\/learning\/ramie-fabric-the-new-old-linen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/raevenfea.com\/learning\/ramie-fabric-the-new-old-linen\/<\/a><br \/>Overview of linen vs. ramie.<\/p>\n<p>Shaorong, Y. (2004). Traditional Chinese clothing: Costumes, adornments and culture. San Francisco: Long River Press.<br \/>[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldcat.org\/title\/traditional-chinese-clothing-costumes-adornments-culture\/oclc\/52775158&amp;referer=brief_results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Link]<\/a><br \/>This is even slimmer than Mei\u2019s book, but it goes garment by garment, so it\u2019s helpful regardless of time period.<\/p>\n<p>Vainker, S. (2004). Chinese silk: A cultural history. Newark, NJ: Rutgers University Press.<br \/>[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldcat.org\/title\/chinese-silk-a-cultural-history\/oclc\/53951739&amp;referer=brief_results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Link<\/a>]<br \/>This was an invaluable source for me when it came to materials &#8211; it has lots of amazing photos of extant fabrics, and some great discussion about what weaves, colors, and techniques were used.<\/p>\n<p>Zhou, X. &amp; Gao, C. (1987). 5000 Years of Chinese costume. Tsui-Yee Tang (Ed.) Hong Kong: China Books and Periodicals.<br \/>[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldcat.org\/title\/5000-years-of-chinese-costumes\/oclc\/19419499&amp;referer=brief_results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Link<\/a>]<br \/>If I could only own one book of this list, <i>5000 Years<\/i>\u00a0would be it. It\u2019s huge, it\u2019s got lots of great reproduction diagrams of outfits along with period illustrations, and it covers pretty much everything. I focused on Tang, but it has sections for each time period. It can be spendy, but I had success with\u00a0interlibrary-loan.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re interested in my overview\/construction notes &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/biblionalia.info\/leah\/timey-wimey-garb-project\/8th-century-tang-dynasty-china\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">I\u2019ve got them right here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tang Dynasty (618-907) Bibliography (Don\u2019t mind the pic. We took our color schemes from ponies, because of reasons.) Benn, C. (2010). China\u2019s golden age: everyday life in the Tang dynasty. Oxford: Oxford UP, 2004.[Link]This was a great all-over source for me, especially since I didn\u2019t want to just\u00a0\u201cdo the outfits.\u201d I would consider this a &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblionalia.info\/leah\/blog\/2015\/09\/21\/tang-dynasty-618-907-bibliography-dont-mind\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[238,103,293,379,135,134,74,236,259,381,24,116,123,112,73,380],"class_list":["post-907","post","type-post","status-publish","format-gallery","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-7th-century","tag-8th-century","tag-9th-century","tag-bibliography","tag-china","tag-chinese","tag-garb","tag-hanfu","tag-history","tag-mlpfim","tag-research","tag-sca","tag-scadian","tag-society-for-creative-anachronism","tag-tang-dynasty","tag-traditional","post_format-post-format-gallery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.biblionalia.info\/leah\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/907","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.biblionalia.info\/leah\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.biblionalia.info\/leah\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.biblionalia.info\/leah\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.biblionalia.info\/leah\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=907"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.biblionalia.info\/leah\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/907\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":910,"href":"http:\/\/www.biblionalia.info\/leah\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/907\/revisions\/910"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.biblionalia.info\/leah\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=907"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.biblionalia.info\/leah\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=907"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.biblionalia.info\/leah\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=907"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}