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SUMMARY:The Compilation and Publication of Ming Dynasty Local Gazetteers Viewed Through Their Material and Structural Elements
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Joe Dennis\, Professor of History\, University of 
 Wisconsin-Madison\n\nThis talk will examine the various component parts of 
 Ming dynasty local gazetteers and discuss what they reveal about gazetteer 
 compilation\, publication and circulation. About 1000 gazetteer titles from 
 the Ming (1368-1644) are still extant. From these remaining works\, we can 
 learn about material elements\, such as book boxes\, covers\, stitching\, 
 paper\, ink and seals\; as well as who compiled\, financed and printed 
 them\; and how the printers were hired\, what they were paid and how they 
 circulated.\n\nPrefaces\, postfaces\, principles of compilation and other 
 paratextual elements reveal much information about both the literary and 
 technical production of gazetteers. Gazetteer subject matter and its 
 arrangement\, illustrations and changes over time will also be 
 addressed.\n\nThis program will be delivered in English.\n\nClick the More 
 Details button to RSVP or register now.\n\n\n \n\nJoseph Dennis is 
 Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison\, specializing 
 in late imperial China. He is the author of Writing\, Publishing\, and 
 Reading Local Gazetteers in Imperial China\, 1100–1700 (Harvard Asia 
 Center\, 2015)\, and articles on Confucian school library book 
 collections\, book prices\, and other aspects of Chinese book history. He 
 also is a creator of the Books in China Database\, a web tool for 
 researching the circulation of books in Ming\, Qing\, and Republican China. 
 Professor Dennis is a past president of the Society for Ming Studies\, and 
 his work has been supported by fellowships from the Fairbank Center for 
 Chinese Studies at Harvard University\, the NEH\, the Max Planck Institute 
 for History of Science\, the Geiss-Hsu Foundation\, and other 
 organizations. His latest research is on anti-litigation songs 息訟歌 
 and he has an article on this topic forthcoming in May\, 2026 in Hsiang 
 Lectures on Chinese Poetry.\n \n\nJoin Meeting: 
 https://ucla.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_pwEXiQgFRDavVIliFHyePA#/registration
LOCATION:Online
ORGANIZER;CN="Jae Nguyen":MAILTO:nguyj@g.ucla.edu
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CONTACT;CN="Jae Nguyen":MAILTO:nguyj@g.ucla.edu
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