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Author:   Xinian Fu ,  Nancy Steinhardt ,  Alexandra Harrer
Publisher:   Princeton University Press
Imprint:   Princeton University Press
Volume:   8
Dimensions:   Width: 19.10cm , Height: 4.10cm , Length: 24.10cm
Weight:   1.021kg
ISBN:  

9780691159997

ISBN 10:   0691159998
Pages:   448
Publication Date:   30 May 2017
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Language:   English

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations vii Preface xv Editor's Note xvii Chronology of Chinese Dynasties xxi Map of China xxiii Biography of Fu Xinian xxv 1 Representations of Architecture on Vessels of the Warring States Period 1 2 Reconstruction of Northern Dynasties Buildings Based on Relief Sculpture and Murals in Cave-Temples at Maijishan 31 3 Early Buddhist Architecture in China 79 4 The Development of Timber-Frame Architecture during the Two Jins and the Northern and Southern Dynasties 97 5 Architectural Features of the Northern and Southern Dynasties and the Sui and Tang Periods in China as Reflected in Japanese Architecture of the Asuka and Nara Periods 140 6 Hanyuan Hall at Daminggong in Tang Chang'an 167 7 The Module in Tang Architecture 209 8 Imperial Architecture of Tang through Ming and Its Relation to Other Architecture 226 9 The Problem of Pillar Displacement with Respect to the Characteristics of Song Construction 253 10 Song Architecture in South China and Its Relation to Japanese Great Buddha-Style Architecture of the Kamakura Period 273 11 Northern Song Architecture in the Painting A Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains by Wang Ximeng 296 12 Typical Design Features of Ming Palaces and Altars in Beijing 315 Glossary 349 Index 375

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This volume can be read as an introduction to Chinese architecture, or it can be used as a detailed reference tool. An important resource for anyone interested in architectural history. --Choice

This volume can be read as an introduction to Chinese architecture, or it can be used as a detailed reference tool. An important resource for anyone interested in architectural history.--Choice Fu Xinian is one of the most important scholars of Chinese architecture, and this English translation of his essays is a major contribution to the field. This work will be welcomed by students of global architectural traditions as well as those interested in the history, art history, architectural history, and material culture of China. --Tracy Miller, Vanderbilt University One of the most eminent Chinese architectural historians of his times, Fu Xinian's work has decisively shaped how the field has developed since the 1980s. Fu, more than any other scholar of his generation, has broadened the scope of the history of China's building tradition to what we understand it to be today. The essays in this collection are thoughtful and useful, the translations are superb, and the range and depth of the discussions are unprecedented. --Wei-Cheng Lin, University of Chicago

This volume can be read as an introduction to Chinese architecture, or it can be used as a detailed reference tool. An important resource for anyone interested in architectural history. * Choice *

Author Information

Fu Xinian is professor of Chinese architecture at Tsinghua University. This is his first full-length book in English. Works that have appeared in Chinese include Architectural History, Chinese Ancient Architecture, and Ancient Chinese Architectural History. Nancy S. Steinhardt is professor of East Asian art and curator of Chinese art at the University of Pennsylvania. Her books include Chinese Architecture in an Age of Turmoil and China's Early Mosques.

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