A comprehensive and authoritative study of Chinese architecture from Neolithic times to the late-19th century. Six of China's greatest architectural historians have joined with a leading Western scholar to write this text, a collaborative history of Chinese architecture.
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A comprehensive and authoritative study of Chinese architecture from Neolithic times to the late-19th century. Six of China's greatest architectural historians have joined with a leading Western scholar to write this text, a collaborative history of Chinese architecture.
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Seller's Description:
Good. Size: 9x1x12; Hardcover in good condition. Dust jacket will have a few repaired tears with light chipping. Cover in great shape. Binding is secure. Clean pages free of writing, marks or tears. Our feedback says it all! Feel confident when you order from Hilltop Book Shop.
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Used-Like New in As New jacket. Very light toning on outside text edges; otherwise, very nice, clean, like-new copy free of any marks. Wrapped in complimentary Brodart dust jacket protector.
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Very Good in Good jacket. Size: 12x9x1; Minor shelf wear to binding. Light soiling on edges of text block. Previous owners name on front inside board. Dj lightly worn around edges with scuffs & 2 small holes near spine on back cover. Dust jacket in a mylar cover.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 12x9x1; Yale University Press, 2002; First Printing with full number line; [xi], 366pp. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; very minor wear to edges of red cloth boards, gilt titling remains bright and bold; photos, illustrations and text also very good. Unclipped dust jacket in VG condition, arrives wrapped in protective mylar. Not available for domestic priority/expedited shipping. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Fair in Acceptable jacket. Size: 9.5 x 1.2 x 12.2 inches; Dust jacket condition: Acceptable. A puppy went to town on the board corners; else as new. Very nice reference copy if you don't mind puppy nibbles. Bad dog! Due to weight, no foreign orders or domestic priority shipments accepted without prior arrangement as to shipping costs, which will exceed our usual rates. This book is too large for our scanner so a partial cover image is shown. A comprehensive and authoritative study of Chinese architecture from Neolithic times to the late-19th century. Six of China's greatest architectural historians have joined with a leading Western scholar to write this text, a collaborative history of Chinese architecture. Drawing on recent discoveries and scholarly work inside China, the volume recounts the story of China's architectural achievements, the forms they took and the historical, political, cultural and social factors that shaped them. Each chapter includes sections on cities, palatial architecture, religious architecture, tombs and gardens, as well as discussions of bridges, walls, fortifications, academies and architectural writings. Enhanced with colour plates and line drawings, explanatory maps and charts, and an index that includes Chinese terms, this should be an accessible resource for both scholars of China and visitors to China alike. 384 pages. Architecture--China--History.
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Near Fine in very good jacket. First edition, 2002. Large quarto, cloth hardcover in dust jacket, heavily illustrated (in color), 366 pp., clean unmarked text, Near Fine copy in Very Good dust jacket, owner's name-sticker on the front flyleaf, wear to the edges of the dust jacket including tearing and loss at the tips. Dust jacket housed in archival dust jacket protector. This large, heavy book might require additional postage.
