Importance
The Stone Drum inscriptions are an invaluable piece of the fragmentary puzzle which is the family tree of the Chinese script.
For a comprehensive and detailed study (in English) of the Stone Drums, the story of their discovery, preservation, study and interpretation, as well as reproduction of the best rubbings, see The Stone Drums of Ch'in by Gilbert L. Mattos, 1988.
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