{"product_id":"traditional-chinese-architecture-9780691159997","title":"Traditional Chinese Architecture","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This volume can be read as an introduction to Chinese architecture, or it can be used as a detailed reference tool. An important resource for anyone interested in architectural history.\" * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations vii  Preface xv  Editor's Note xvii  Chronology of Chinese Dynasties xxi  Map of China xxiii  Biography of Fu Xinian     xxv  1 Representations of Architecture on Vessels of the Warring States Period 1  2 Reconstruction of Northern Dynasties Buildings Based on Relief Sculpture and Murals in Cave-Temples at Maijishan 31  3 Early Buddhist Architecture in China 79  4 The Development of Timber-Frame Architecture during the Two Jins and the Northern and Southern Dynasties 97  5 Architectural Features of the Northern and Southern Dynasties and the Sui and Tang Periods in China as Reflected in Japanese Architecture of the Asuka and Nara Periods 140  6 Hanyuan Hall at Daminggong in Tang Chang'an 167  7 The Module in Tang Architecture 209  8 Imperial Architecture of Tang through Ming and Its Relation to Other Architecture 226  9 The Problem of Pillar Displacement with Respect to the Characteristics of Song Construction 253  10 Song Architecture in South China and Its Relation to Japanese Great Buddha-Style Architecture of the Kamakura Period 273  11 Northern Song Architecture in the Painting A Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains by Wang Ximeng 296  12 Typical Design Features of Ming Palaces and Altars in Beijing 315  Glossary 349  Index 375","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403802157399,"sku":"9780691159997","price":43.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691159997.jpg?v=1730484589","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/traditional-chinese-architecture-9780691159997","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}