Chinese Architecture in an Age of Turmoil, 200-600

Between the fall of the Han dynasty in 220 CE and the year 600, more than thirty dynasties, kingdoms, and states rose and fell on the eastern side of the Asian continent. Nearly all of them built palaces, altars, temples, tombs, and cities, and almost without exception, the architecture was grounded in the building tradition of China. Illustrated with photographs, maps, and drawings, this title uses all available evidence to present the architectural history of this tumultuous period in China's history.

About the author

Nancy S. Steinhardt is professor of East Asian art and curator of Chinese art at the University of Pennsylvania.

Summary

The author has done on-site research at almost every site mentioned in the book. Many of the 476 illustrations are the author's own photographs. Many of the sites and structures discussed in this book were unknown 20 years ago; the majority has never been published in a Western language.

Product details

• Authors: Nancy S. Steinhardt, Nancy Shatzman Steinhardt
• Assisted by: Ronald G Knapp (Editor), Ronald G. Knapp (Editor), Xing Ruan (Editor)
• Publisher: University of hawaii press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2014
• EAN: 9780824838225
• ISBN: 978-0-8248-3822-5
• No. of pages: 560
• Series: Spatial Habitus: Making and Me; Spatial Habitus: Making and Meaning in Asia's Architecture; Spatial Habitus: Making and Me; Spatial Habitus: Making & Meaning in Asia's Architecture
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture