Chinese Calligraphy Dictionary (Chinese Edition)

Only drawback is the size. More words would have been nice to have. When searching, I often find the word I am seeking is not included. Still, this is a good dictionary for the words that are included. The book shows examples from the earliest recognizable instances, such as Zhou or Han dynasties. I was more interested in Jiaguwen, but couldn't afford such a specialist dictionary. This one, for the price and size is a decent compromise.

Excellent. 1578 pages. A comprehensive set of individual character examples. No long text passages. Characters are arranged alphabetically by pinyin. A character stroke index is also provided in the front of the book. Includes a wide variety of character calligraphic styles. Each example comes with a note as to the source of that example. No English in this book.

Bought it for my husband who is very interested in calligraphy. He says it is very good and informative.

Super version of the book my art instructor brought from China many years ago. I like that it is in Pinyin order, making it easy to find characters.

Very nice