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Literature

This section is divided into a number of Galleries.

The literature in this section was either used as primary research material or was consulted but not necessarily used in the final published research.

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Gallery 1.0

This gallery consists of the primary research literature used by Mahjong scholars and students interested in the historical foundations and development of the tile set.

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Gallery 2.0

This gallery features some of the more important books and articles to appear during the early 1920′s. These feature important information about the tile set and/or about the name and dispersion of the game.

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Gallery 3.0

This gallery consists of more recent books, academic papers and catalogues that feature important descriptions and developments of Chinese money-suited playing cards and the Mah Jong tile set, including geographical distributions and game rules and manufacturing processes in some cases. Also featured are aids in understanding Chinese sinograms and symbols found in Chinese art, including Mahjong.

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Gallery 4.0

This gallery consists of a selection of booklets found with purchased Mah Jong sets. These range from the 1920′s – 1960′s.

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