Chinese Architecture : : A History / / 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 F...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2019] ©2019 |
| Year of Publication: | 2019 |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Chinese Dynasties
- Map of China
- Introduction: Beyond the Forbidden City
- Chapter 1: Genesis of Chinese Buildings and Cities
- Chapter 2: Architecture of the First Emperor and His Predecessors
- Chapter 3: Han Architecture
- Chapter 4: An Age of Turmoil: Three Kingdoms
- Chapter 5: Northern Dynasties
- Chapter 6: Sui and Tang: Architecture for Empires
- Chapter 7: Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms
- Chapter 8: Grandeur and Magnificence under Liao and Western Xia
- Chapter 9: The Chinese Building Standards
- Chapter 10: Song Elegance and Jin Opulence
- Chapter 11: The Chinese City between Tang and Ming
- Chapter 12: The Mongol Century
- Chapter 13: The Chinese Imperial City and Its Architecture, Ming and Qing
- Chapter 14: Late Imperial Architecture in Chinese Style
- Chapter 15: Convergences: Lamaist, Dai, Islamic
- Chapter 16: Garden and House
- Chapter 17: China Comes to Europe, Europe Comes to China, Chinese Students Come to the United States
- Conclusion: Resolving the Forbidden City The Counteraxis
- Notes
- Glossary
- Selected Bibliography
- Image Credits
- Index