Treatise on Armament Technology
武備志(七十八)
First Complete Translation
Only partial translations or excerpts exist. This is the first complete English translation.
The Wubei Zhi (Treatise on Armament Technology) is a massive 240-chapter military encyclopedia from the Ming Dynasty. While no complete English translation of the entire work exists, numerous scholarly publications found in search results (such as those by Meir Shahar and Hing Chao) translate and analyze significant individual sections, including those on martial arts, archery, and military technology. Joseph Needham's 'Science and Civilisation in China' series is also widely known to contain extensive translated excerpts of this work.
Related translations found:
Chinese Archery Studies: Theoretic and Historic Approaches to a Martial Discipline (contains translations of archery sections), trans. Hing Chao, Lianzhen Ma, Loretta Kim (2023) [excerpts] source
The Shaolin Monastery: History, Religion, and the Chinese Martial Arts (contains translations of martial arts sections), trans. Meir Shahar (2008) [excerpts] source
Ancient China's Technology and Science (contains excerpts on military technology), trans. Unknown (1983) [excerpts] source
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Unlock the celestial secrets of Ming Dynasty military strategy with Mao Yuanyi's guide to the Da Liu Ren divination system. Discover how commanders used sophisticated algorithmic fate calculations and physical omens to align their armies with the cosmic flow of the 'Three Wonders.'
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