Traditional Chinese Architecture: Twelve Essays
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Traditional Chinese Architecture: Twelve Essays
By (Author) Xinian Fu
Edited by Nancy Steinhardt
Translated by Alexandra Harrer
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
8th August 2017
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Architectural structure and design
City and town planning: architectural aspects
720.951
Physical Properties
Hardback
448
Width 191mm, Height 241mm
1021g
Description
A groundbreaking book by one of the world's leading historians of Chinese architecture Translated by Alexandra Harrer Fu 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 ed
Reviews
"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 *
Author Bio
Fu Xinian is professor of Chinese architecture at Tsinghua University. This is his first full-length book in English. Works that have appeared in Chinese include Architectural History, Chinese Ancient Architecture, and Ancient Chinese Architectural History. Nancy S. Steinhardt is professor of East Asian art and curator of Chinese art at the University of Pennsylvania. Her books include Chinese Architecture in an Age of Turmoil and China's Early Mosques.
