| Physical description |
1 online resource (ix, 388 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), maps, plans |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-376) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction. Beyond the Forbidden City -- Genesis of Chinese buildings and cities -- Architecture of the First Emperor and his predecessors -- Han architecture -- An age of turmoil: Three Kingdoms, two Jins, Sixteen States -- Northern Dynasties and Southern Dynasties -- Sui and Tang: architecture for empires -- Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms -- Grandeur and magnificence under Liao and Western Xia -- Chinese building standards -- Song elegance and Jin opulence -- Chinese city between Tang and Ming -- Mongol century -- Chinese imperial city and its architecture, Ming and Qing -- Late imperial architecture in Chinese style -- Convergences: Lamaist, Dai, Islamic -- Garden and house -- China comes to Europe, Europe comes to China, Chinese students come to the United States -- Conclusion. Resolving the forbidden city. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web. |
| Notes |
Description based on print version record. |
| Other author |
JSTOR (Organization)
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| Subject |
Architecture -- China -- History.
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Buddhist architecture -- China -- History.
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| Local series |
JSTOR
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| ISBN |
9780691191973 (electronic book) |
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0691191972 (electronic book) |
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0691169985 |
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9780691169989 |
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