Excerpt from Journal Asiatique, 1905, Vol. 5: Ou Recueil de Mémoires d'Extraits Et de Notices Relatifs à l'Histoire, à la Philosophie, aux Langues, Et à la Littérature des Peuples Orientaux

Pour savoir comment était le plus souvent fait un livre chinois avant l'invention du papier, il faut donc étudier ces fiches en bambou dont le texte du Heou Han chou concernant Ts'ai Loucn (n° I) nous avait déjà révélé l'importance.

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