| 英文摘要: |
In the last 25 years (1620～1644) of Ming dynasty, several Chinese books of European artillery were compiled on the basis of Western literature. This paper concentrates on a long lost but recently discovered manuscript of Zhurong Zuoli, which sheds light on a series questions about the authorship, the background for translating and editing the book, the hidden sources of its contents and its connection with other Chinese books on artillery. The unique narratives about the manufacture of iron cannon and fortification building are discussed, together with a reflection of an interesting phenomenon of the emergence and evolution of Western and Chinese technical traditions. |
