Ebook: Chinese architecture and metaphor : Song culture in the Yingzao fashi building manual
Author: Feng Jiren, Li Jie
- Tags: Architecture Chinese -- Early works to 1800. Architecture -- China -- History -- Song-Yuan dynasties 960-1368. Architectural writing -- China -- History. Li Jie -- 1035-1110. -- Ying zao fa shi. Li Jie -- 1035-1110. ARCHITECTURE -- Adaptive Reuse & Renovation. ARCHITECTURE -- Buildings -- Landmarks & Monuments. ARCHITECTURE -- Professional Practice.
- Series: Spatial habitus (Series) Global cultural studies collection
- Year: 2012
- Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
- City: Hong Kong, Honolulu, China
- Language: English
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This book investigates the historical tradition of Chinese architectural writing from antiquity to the Song period, with a focus on a building manual titled Yingzao Fashi (Building Standards 1103). It explores the rich cultural connotations and architectural concepts reflected in the technical contend of the Yingzao Fashi. This is the first exploration in a Western language of this foundational text
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