{"product_id":"traditional-chinese-architecture-twelve-essays","title":"Traditional Chinese Architecture: Twelve Essays","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst Edition, 2017. Book measures 7.75 x 9.75 inches. 390 pages. Translated by Alexandra Harrer. Includes illustrations throughout the text.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFu 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. \u003cem\u003eTraditional Chinese Architecture\u003c\/em\u003e gathers together, for the first time in English, twelve seminal essays by Fu Xinian. This wide-ranging book pays special attention to the technical aspects of the building tradition since the first millennium BC, and Fu Xinian’s signature drawings abundantly illustrate its nuances.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe essays delve into the modular basis for individual structures, complexes, and cities; lateral and longitudinal building frames; the unity of sculpture and building to create viewing angles; the influence of Chinese construction on Japanese architecture; and the reliability of images to inform us about architecture. Organized chronologically, the book also examines such topics as the representation of architecture on vessels in the Warring States period, early Buddhist architecture, and the evolution of imperial architecture from the Tang to Ming dynasty. A biography of Fu Xinian and a detailed Chinese-English glossary are included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFine in Fine dust jacket.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bendowa Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47836171174062,"sku":null,"price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0696\/0149\/3166\/files\/Traditional-Chinese-Architecture-Fu-Xinian.jpg?v=1778345646","url":"https:\/\/bendowabooks.com\/products\/traditional-chinese-architecture-twelve-essays","provider":"Bendowa Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}