Chinese Imperial City Planning - Brossura

Steinhardt, Nancy Shatzman

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0824821963 ISBN 13: 9780824821968

Casa editrice: Univ of Hawaii Pr, 1999

Riassunto

Chinese Imperial City Planning is the first synthesis of what is known from textual and archaeological evidence about every Chinese imperial capital, from earliest times to the present. It explains the fundamental architectural principles and visual characteristics of imperial planning in China and shows how these features are related to the Chinese idea of rulership. The volume also reconstructs the 3,500-year-old history of imperial planning using sources such as resident descriptions, travel accounts, official Chinese court records, and the most recent archaeological and scholarly studies. The extensive documentation provides students with a standard source of reference from which to embark on further research on Chinese urban planning.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Univ of Hawaii Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0824821963
• ISBN 13: 9780824821968
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 240