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Alley states that your Vol II makes exciting reading to one who has long wondered at the mixture of old Taoist, Legalist, and Confucian formalist philosophy that goes to make up the character of the people.' Other matters discussed include some ancient characters used as fertility signs; a print of an old engraving of the patron saint of medicine.

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The painting has a note on the reverse from Rewi Alley [?] asking someone to forward the painting to Joseph Needham.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Fonds:

This series contains files on each topic set out in Joseph Needham's grand plan for 'Science and Civilisation in China'.

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This series contains files on each topic set out in Joseph Needham's grand plan for 'Science and Civilisation in China'.

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This file is marked RY, indicating that this is a section of 'Science and Civilisation in China', undertaken by Robin Yates.

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This series contains files on each topic set out in Joseph Needham's grand plan for 'Science and Civilisation in China'.

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Alley explains that he had bought various scrolls and deposited them in a museum Some are reproduced as Figures in 'Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 4, Part 3'.

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The documents also include a small photograph of a painting of 明太祖 [Ming Taizu].

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Alley explains that his collection includes maps 'with the Ming etc hydraulic engineering works shown on them'. The documents also include a photograph of part of a late Ming panoramic map, showing the Fukien coast. Joseph Needham used this image as Figure 210 of 'Science and Civilisation in China'.

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This series contains files on each topic set out in Joseph Needham's grand plan for 'Science and Civilisation in China'.

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The photograph was taken by Rewi Alley. The documents also include a negative of the photograph.

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Alley has written a description on the reverse of one of the prints. Joseph Needham has written a description on an envelope.

Scope and Contents From the Series: 'Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 6, Part 2: Agriculture' was written by Francesca Bray and published in 1984. Bray made extensive use of notes collected by Joseph Needham on the subject. Bray and Needham's notes are therefore mixed together. Originally Bray stored the notes in a filing cabinet under subject headings. These headings are listed in SCC2/330/1. However, many of the files contained remained empty and it was decided to merge the material into several large files,...

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Joseph Needham visited the caves at Chienfotung [千佛洞 / Qian Fo Dong] in 1943, and again in 1958.

Scope and Contents The first letter comments on translation of the 'older Chinese ballads'; the horse harness; aspects of the Tao Teh Ching [Dao De Jing]; conditions at the school. The second is a letter of response to a copy of Joseph Needham's outline for 'Science and Civilisation in China'. Includes comments on the origin of paper, pottery and the influence of Taoism on China. He ends this letter with 'There is a wealth of material which could be gathered together on scientific investigation in ancient...

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The related document comprises a letter from Edward [?] of London about the rubbings and other matters.

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This file contains introductory material for 'Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 1'. Joseph Needham used a 'Seven-in-one file' to divide the material by dynasty.

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On one of the rubbings Needham has marked 'no origin stated'. On the other rubbings he has noted, 'presumably small Han brick'.

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This series contains files on each topic set out in Joseph Needham's grand plan for 'Science and Civilisation in China'.

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The notes give cave numbers and describe contents.