Chapter 3. Devotion and Dynasty on Parchment

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS vi
4. USAGE AND CONVENTIONS viii
5. PREFACE ix
6. INTRODUCTION: MATERIAL CULTURE AND PERFORMANCE OF POWER 1
7. Chapter 1. Staging the Bride and her Treasure 17
8. Chapter 2. Small Items Making Big Impressions: Coins and Seals 37
9. Chapter 3. Devotion and Dynasty on Parchment 63
10. Chapter 4. Trappings Vested with Power 91
11. Epilogue: Materializing Power and Its Afterlife 115
12. Select Bibliography 121
13. Index 129