| Needham/NRI2/SCC2/91 contains: |
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Two typescript drafts of the 'Science and Civilisation in China' section on 'Rock-crystal and glass' |
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Letter from Sir Harry M. Garner of Beckenham, Kent, commenting on the 'Science and Civilisation in China' section on glass and accompanying draft paragraph on the subject |
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Letter from Sir Harry M. Garner of Beckenham, Kent, about his interest in the early manufacture of lead glass and lead glazes and attached notes by Joseph Needham |
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Postcard from Denis Twitchett of Cambridge,about a reference to the production of salt from a swamp weed |
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Letter from Sir Harry M. Garner of Beckenham, Kent, about a Joseph Needham paper to be given to The Oriental Ceramic Society |
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Correspondence with Anthony Christie of the School of Oriental and African Studies, London, about the dating of glass in the Far East |
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Postcard from Cheng Tê-Khun [??? / Zheng Dekun] in Cambridge, providing relevant references |
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Letter from Dr. Robert H. Brill of The Corning Museum of Glass, New York, U.S.A., commenting on the 'Science and Civilisation in China' section on glass and copy of Joseph Needham's reply |
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Letter from John H. Harvey of York, about the origins of the the chemical discovery that painting silver salt onto white glass will stain the glass yellow and copy of Joseph Needham's reply |
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Photographs of glass vessels presented as Figures 293 and 295 of 'Science and Civilisation in China' |
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Photocopy of a page about glass making from Oya Shinichi, 'Hihon no Sangyo Gijutsu', (Tokyo, 1970) |
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Papers of Joseph Needham as a historian of Chinese science, technology and medicine
| Title |
Correspondence with Anthony Christie of the School of Oriental and African Studies, London, about the dating of glass in the Far East |
| Reference |
SCC2/91/8 |
| Creator |
Christie, Anthony; Needham, Joseph; Christie, Anne. |
| Covering Dates |
30 May 1957–29 Oct. 1957 |
| Extent and Medium |
4 sheets; Paper |
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| Content and context |
The documents comprise 2 letters from Christie; copy of 1 letter from Joseph Needham; letter from Anne Christie replying to Needham in her husband's absence. |
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