奧爾尼、羅賓遜、朱天曙編著的《中國青銅器(英文版)》以青銅文化的發展時間為序，從夏商青銅器談起，歷經朝代*替，截止到秦王朝時期。第一章從夏商時期開始，中國進入青銅時代，第二章講述西周青銅禮器的繁榮，第三章展現春秋時期青銅文化第二次高峰的出現，第四章側重戰國時期青銅工藝的高度發展。發展至此，青銅文化趨於衰落，中國進入早期鐵器時代。在從“史”的角度講述青銅文化同時，本書*後一章還就青銅文化的地域觀念進行了梳理。

Chapter Ⅰ Bronze Wares of Xia and Shang Dynasties
Introduction
Section Ⅰ Bronze Tools and Bronze Weapons
Section Ⅱ Bronze Sacrificial Vessels and Musical Instruments
Section Ⅲ The Bronze Culture of the Commercial City of the Yin Ruins
Chapter Ⅱ Bronze Culture in the Western Zhou Dynasty
Introduction
Section Ⅰ Bronze Sacrificial Vessels of the Western Zhou
Section Ⅱ The Glamour of Western Zhou Bronze Sacrificial Vessels
Section Ⅲ Bronze Weapons and Bronze Carriages
Section Ⅳ Burial Systems in the Western Zhou
Chapter Ⅲ Bronze Arts in Spring and Autumn Period
Introduction
Section Ⅰ The Age of Copper and Iron
Section Ⅱ Bronzes of Various Vassal States
Section Ⅲ Portrait Patterns on Bronze Wares
Section Ⅳ Bronze Culture of Vassal States
Chapter Ⅳ Bronze Process in Warring States Period
Introduction
Section Ⅰ Bronze Musical Instruments
Section Ⅱ Bronze Currency and Instruments for Measuring Length,Area and Weight
Section Ⅲ Bronze Vessels in Daily Life
Section Ⅳ The Appearance of the Seal and Tally
Section Ⅴ Tombs of the Kings of the Vassal States
Chapter Ⅴ Regional Concept in the Bronze Age
Section Ⅰ Bronze Culture in the Northern Area
Section Ⅱ Ba and Shu Culture in the Southwest Area
Section Ⅲ South Wucheng Culture
Author's Note
A Brief Chronology of Chinese History