Seal Script 篆书
篆书是古老的汉字书体，指隶书以前的书体，分为大篆和小篆。大篆普遍认为在周宣王期间得以系统化，并以垂直规则出现的瘦长字体描绘，成为籀文。小篆又称秦篆，是秦始皇统一六国后（公元前221年），由当时的丞相李斯奏请秦始皇统一并向全国颁布的统一官方文字。
Seal Script (literally means 'decorative engraving script') is an ancient style of writing Chinese characters that was common throughout the latter half of the 1st millennium BC, including the large seal script and small seal script. It evolved organically out of the Zhou dynasty bronze script. After the First Emperor of China Qin Shi Huang united the country (B.C. 221), his prime minister Li Si systematized the script through elimination of most variant structures, and was imposed as the nationwide standard.
01
【峄山刻石】
Yi Shan Ke Shi
峄山刻石高218厘米，宽84厘米，相传为李斯所书小篆。秦王政二十八年（前219年），秦始皇出巡峄山（今山东邹县东南）时所刻。
Rubbing from stele of "Yi Shan Ke Shi" -- a memorial about Qin Shi Huang (246-210 B.C., an emperor in Qin Dynasty). Inscription written and calligraphy by Li Si (280?-208 B.C., an official active in Qin Dynasty).
02
【三坟记】
San Fen Ji
唐大历二年（767年）刻。共23行，行20字，李阳冰代表作，谓之“铁线描”。
San Fen Ji is carved in the year of 767, written by Li Yangbing in Tang Dynasty. San Fen Ji is his signature masterpiece and described as "iron wire“ by later generations.
03
【石鼓文】
Shi Gu Wen
石鼓文刻于十座花岗岩上，因石墩形似鼓，故称为”石鼓“，是中国现存最早的刻石文字，属于大篆。
Shi Gu Wen are engraved on ten granites that shaped like drums, so it's literally meaning is "stone drums". It is the large seal script, and is the earliest stone inscription in China.
04
【白氏草堂记】
Bai Shi Cao Tang Ji
共6屏，每屏纵180余厘米，横46厘米，由清代邓石如（1743-1805）所写。
Bai Shi Cao Tang Ji is written by Deng Shiru (1743-1805) in Qing Dynasty, containing 6 columns. Each column has the height of 180 cm and width of 46 cm.
