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A Brief History of Image Science and Technology in China

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Authors:
  1. Congyao Han

    1. School of Journalism and Communication, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China

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  • Presents the evolution process of Chinese image science and technology systematically and comprehensively

  • Provides historic documents with perfect combination of images and texts

  • Helps readers better understand image history, history of science and technology, study of history and news communication

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. The Embryonic Stage of Image Science and Technology

    • Congyao Han
    Pages 1-5

  3. The Formation Stage of Image Science and Technology

    • Congyao Han
    Pages 7-12

  4. The Rising Stage of Image Science and Technology

    • Congyao Han
    Pages 13-25

  5. The Prime Stage of Image Science and Technology

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    Pages 27-45

  6. The Integration Stage of Image Science and Technology

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    Pages 47-78

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 79-137
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About this book

This book, within the vision of the study on the image history, clearly manifests the development of Chinese image science and technology of over 2000 years based on compendium, while having briefly sorted out expositions by scientists since ancient times in China, demonstrates the spiritual course, ideas of thinking and forms of life and reveales profound humane ideas, basis of sentiments and styles of the spirit featured by Chinese image culture. The historic outline of images is clear-cut along with authenticated inter-attestation for clues of images and texts. Historic facts concerning images are ecologically diversified, while historic documents about images are properly chosen, in addition to the integration between liberal arts and science and perfect combination between images and texts. Blessed with nice integration between images and texts, this book serves as reference to experts, scholars, undergraduates and postgraduates related to the study on image history, history of science and technology, study of history and news communication.  

Authors and Affiliations

  • School of Journalism and Communication, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China

    Congyao Han

About the author

Congyao â€‹Han is Professor of Journalism and Communication and School of History, Tutor of doctoral students and Director of the Research Institute of Chinese Image Culture at Nanjing University. His research interests are in the study of visual communication, study of image history and the history of communication technology. As the chief expert of important projects of national foundation of social science, he has independently presided over six national projects of scientific research, ten provincial and ministerial projects of scientific research, three important national projects of publication foundation and two international projects of scientific research.

His achievements of academic research have won him the second prize of the Award of Excellent Achievements in Scientific Research of Chinese Institutions of Higher Learning twice (Humanities and Social Science). His academic works have won the Award of Excellent Chinese Books. In addition, he has won the second prize of national teaching achievements and the Academy Award of Chinese Photography twice. He has published more than 120 academic papers and 42 academic works both in China and abroad. His 22 academic works have been translated by foreign publishing houses into Japanese and Korean. His representative works include The Science of Image Communication, History of Chinese Image Science (Ten volumes), History of Image-Oriented News of China in Modern Times：1840-1919（Six volumes）and History of Image-Oriented News of Contemporary China: 1919-1949 (Ten volumes). As the chief editor, he has compiled History of Chinese Image Culture in the nature of general history (Thirty-eight volumes). He has been to France, Germany, Italy, Britain, USA, the Netherlands, Switzerland, South Africa and Israel for academic visits and lectures at invitation.　

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: A Brief History of Image Science and Technology in China

  • Authors: Congyao Han

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-6922-1

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: History, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Science Press 2021

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-33-6921-4Published: 27 June 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-33-6924-5Published: 28 June 2022

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-33-6922-1Published: 26 June 2021

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 137

  • Number of Illustrations: 23 b/w illustrations, 44 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Cultural History, Arts, History of Technology, History of Science

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