Chinese architecture and metaphor : Song culture in the Yingzao fashi building manual /
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Format: | Book |
Language: | Multiple |
Imprint: | Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press ; [Hong Kong] : Hong Kong University Press, [2012] |
Series: | Spatial habitus (Series)
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Summary: | Investigating the historical tradition of Chinese architectural writing from antiquity to the twelfth century, Chinese Architecture and Metaphor reveals significant and fascinating social and cultural phenomena in the most important primary text for the study of the Chinese building tradition. Unlike previous scholarship, which has reviewed this imperially commissioned architectural manual largely as a technical work, this volume considers the Yingzao fashi's unique literary value and explores the rich cultural implications in and behind its technical content. |
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Physical Description: | xiv, 304 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-295) and index. |
ISBN: | 9780824833633 0824833635 |