2001 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

Writing Materials : its changes and influence on the systems and science during the third to seventh contaral

Research Project

Project/Area Number	11610372
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Research Field	Asian history
Research Institution	KYOTO UNIVERSITY
Principal Investigator	TOMIYA Itaru KYOTO UNIVERSITY, Professor, 人文科学研究所, 教授 (70127108)
Project Period (FY)	1999 – 2001
Keywords	paper / wooden slips / writing material / leagal system / 令
Research Abstract	In the history of China, wrinting materials were wooden or bamboo slips before paper appeared. Many archaeological objects indicate that paper was avaiable in the Former Han dynasty : But they were wrapping materials. Paper as a writing material began with 蔡倫 paper in Late Ham. We have to keep in mind that wasition from wooden to paper was gradual in stages and wooden slips were still used in 3rd or 4th century. It was from 4th to 5th century that the material of ledges neme list and other official documents changed into paper. This brought the appearance of two types of Law, 律 and 令.

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