Revised Thesis Structure

Abstract: 1 page, 260 words

Lan Ting: 2 pages, 200-250 words + photograph

Part 1: A Landscape Continuously Unfolding

Aesthetics & Shi: 8 pages, 500 words words + diagrams

Countless Peaks and Vales: 10 pages, 2000 words + diagrams (in with text)

Diagrams of Peaks and Vales: 14 pages diagrams + text

Timeline: 2 pages

Part 2: Lesson from Old Masters

Linguistics: 2 pages, 350-400 words + diagrams (in with text)

Form as Poetry: two pages, 445 words + diagram (in with text)

Calligraphic Style: 3-4 pages, 775 words + images (in with text)

Materials: Hand - Brush, Ink-Paper, 4 pages, diagrams, images + text

1 blank page + character ‘yong’ - 永

Stroke order of Yong: 2 pages, diagram + text

The Eight Laws of Yong: 4 pages, diagram + text ( 8 strokes + laws taken from reference book)

A Beginner’s Struggle: 4 pages, diagram + text (various stroke, figure/ground errors)

Graphic Design: Li Chun’s 84 Laws: 30 pages, 150-200 words (1 page text introduction, 28 pages diagrams + laws translated by me)

Graphic Design: Multiple Characters: 8-10 pages diagrams + text

A Reservoir of Knowledge: 4-6 pages, 375-400 words + diagrams (in with text)

1 blank page + character ‘hua’ - 花 in 5 styles

Stroke order of Hua: 2 pages, diagram + text

Rhythmic difference between Hua’s: 2 pages, diagram + text

1 bland page + character ‘hua’ - 花 in 3 cursive variations

Stroke order of Hua: 2 pages, diagram + text

Rhythmic difference between Hua’s: 2 pages, diagram + text

1 blank + quote: As in calligraphy, it is necessary to emphasize a contrast so that one term prepares for the other; not simply so that the one throws the other into greater relief but also so that the former necessarily cries out for the latter to follow it all the more forcefully precisely because the balance needs to be restored and a harmonious arrangement maintained through compensation. - Jullien

Stroke Order: 8 pages, diagram + text (general cases)

Front and Back: 2 pages, diagram + text (differences in pressure seen on paper)

Ink and Paper: 2 pages, diagram + text (ink and paper in ‘section’)

1 blank page + ‘Wu’ - 無

Diagram of writing ‘wu’: 6 pages, diagrams + text (sequence in plan, elevation/section)

Diagram of writing ‘zhong’: 4 pages, diagrams + text (sequence of writing with broom)

Calligraphic Space: A Function of Accumulated Time: 4-6 pages, 1500 words + diagrams/images (in with text)

1 fold-out page of calligraphy by Dong Qichang


Part 3: Conclusions

2-4 pages, 550 words