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  • Chinese Architecture

    A History

    by Nancy Steinhardt ...
    An unprecedented survey of the origins and evolution of Chinese architecture, from the last millennia BCE to todayThroughout history, China has maintained one of the world’s richest built civilizations. The nation’s architectural achievements range from its earliest walled cities and the First Emperor’s vision of city and empire, to bridges, pagodas, and the twentieth-century constructions of the ... Read more

    $56.89 USD

  • Yuan

    Chinese Architecture in a Mongol Empire

    by Nancy Steinhardt ...
    A monumental illustrated survey of the architecture of thirteenth- and fourteenth-century ChinaThe Yuan dynasty endured for a century, leaving behind an architectural legacy without equal, from palaces, temples, and pagodas to pavilions, tombs, and stages. With a history enlivened by the likes of Khubilai Khan and Marco Polo, this spectacular empire spanned the breadth of China and far, far beyond ... Read more

    $56.89 USD

  • The Borders of Chinese Architecture

    by Nancy Shatzman Steinhardt ...
    Series series The Edwin O. Reischauer Lectures
    An internationally acclaimed expert explains why Chinese-style architecture has remained so consistent for two thousand years, no matter where it is built.For the last two millennia, an overwhelming number of Chinese buildings have been elevated on platforms, supported by pillars, and covered by ceramic-tile roofs. Less obvious features, like the brackets connecting the pillars to roof frames, ... Read more

    $46.79 USD

  • Traditional Chinese Architecture

    Twelve Essays

    by Fu Xinian ...
    Translated by Alexandra Harrer ...
    Series series The Princeton-China Series
    A groundbreaking book by one of the world's leading historians of Chinese architectureTranslated by Alexandra Harrer.Fu Xinian is considered by many to be the world's leading historian of Chinese architecture. He is an expert on every type of Chinese architecture from every period through the nineteenth century, and his work is at the cutting edge of the field. Traditional Chinese Architecture ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus