{"product_id":"laozi-silk-manuscripts-mawangdui-tao-te-ching","title":"The Laozi of the Silk Manuscripts (PDF eBook)","description":"\u003cp lang=\"zh-Hant\"\u003e帛書老子杳眇注\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA new English translation of the Laozi (\u003cem\u003eTao Te Ching\u003c\/em\u003e) made from the two silk manuscripts excavated at Mawangdui, not from the received Wang Bi text.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1973 two copies of the Laozi, written on silk in the 2nd century BCE, were found in Han Tomb 3 at Mawangdui, Changsha. They are the oldest substantially complete witnesses to the text, and they differ from the version most translations follow, beginning with the \u003cem\u003eDe\u003c\/em\u003e section and then the \u003cem\u003eDao\u003c\/em\u003e. This edition keeps the silk order: all 81 chapters, De first, then Dao.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe silk text of every chapter is rebuilt from Manuscripts A and B alone and collated against the 2014 \u003cem\u003eChangsha Mawangdui Hanmu Jianbo Jicheng\u003c\/em\u003e (Zhonghua). Graphs are printed as the manuscripts write them, not normalized to the received text, and where both manuscripts are lost the gap is kept, not filled. The Wang Bi recension is printed for comparison only; it never supplies the silk text or its translation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach chapter gives you:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe silk text and its English translation\u003c\/strong\u003e, in the silk order.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eManuscripts A and B in parallel columns\u003c\/strong\u003e, with lost graphs, repetition marks, section marks and A\/B differences marked.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNotes on Manuscripts A and B\u003c\/strong\u003e: nearly 800 collation notes across the book, many with page references to the \u003cem\u003eJicheng\u003c\/em\u003e, also drawing on the Peking University manuscript, the Guodian slips and the received editions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Wang Bi recension\u003c\/strong\u003e for side-by-side comparison.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYaomiao's Reading\u003c\/strong\u003e: the commentary in its classical Chinese original, followed by an English translation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 46 chapters, \u003cstrong\u003echaracter niches\u003c\/strong\u003e open up a key graph: its entry in Xu Shen's \u003cem\u003eShuowen Jiezi\u003c\/em\u003e, with seal-script form, gloss, image and sense — why \u003cem\u003eDe\u003c\/em\u003e is not simply \"virtue\", or why the silk text's 泊 \"shallow water\" is not the same as Wang Bi's 薄 \"thin\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e582 pages, typeset with Chinese and English together. A free sample (front matter and the first two chapters) is available, and the full text can also be read in the online edition at siwen.ink.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e PDF, DRM-free, delivered as an instant download after purchase. For personal use; please do not redistribute.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFree sample (first two chapters): \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0853\/1886\/1053\/files\/sample.pdf?v=1794251489\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eDownload the sample PDF · 試讀\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eQuestions\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat do I receive?\u003c\/strong\u003e A single PDF file (582 pages, about 6 MB). A download link is sent by email after successful payment. No physical book is shipped.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan I read it on my device?\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes — use a PDF reader on your computer, tablet or phone. The Chinese fonts are embedded in the file, so no extra fonts are needed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs the Chinese text included?\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes. The edition includes the silk text in Chinese with its English translation, Manuscripts A and B side by side, the Wang Bi text for comparison, and Yaomiao’s commentary in classical Chinese with an English translation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan I print it?\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes, for your own use. Please do not share or resell the file.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQuestions or errata?\u003c\/strong\u003e Write to the author at \u003ca href=\"mailto:sukebeta@outlook.com\"\u003esukebeta@outlook.com\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Splandour Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":71862939713789,"sku":null,"price":9.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0853\/1886\/1053\/files\/cover.jpg?v=1794251181","url":"https:\/\/shop.siwen.ink\/products\/laozi-silk-manuscripts-mawangdui-tao-te-ching","provider":"Splandour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}