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Knapp: China's Old Dwellings Paper Paperback - 1999
by Ronald G. Knapp
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- Title Knapp: China's Old Dwellings Paper
- Author Ronald G. Knapp
- Binding Paperback
- Pages 362
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawai'i, U.S.A.
- Date November 1999
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780824822149 / 0824822145
- Weight 2.51 lbs (1.14 kg)
- Dimensions 10.04 x 8.82 x 0.85 in (25.50 x 22.40 x 2.16 cm)
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 99020353
- Dewey Decimal Code 728.095
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Honolulu: University of HawaiinPress, 2000. 2nd pr.. Softcover. Very Good/None. Softcover, 362 pages, b&w illustrations and photos. China's Old Dwellings is the most comprehensive critical examination of China's folk architectural forms in any language. It begins by tracing the interest in Chinese vernacular buildings in the twentieth century. Early chapters detail common and distinctive spatial components, including the interior and exterior modular spaces that are axiomatic components of most Chinese dwellings as well as conventional structural components and building materials common in Chinese construction. Later chapters examine representative housing types in the three broad cultural realms--northern, southern, and western--into which China has been divided. Knapp completes his survey with an exploration of China's old dwellings in the context of the rapid economic and social changes that are destroying so Record # 351243
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Honolulu, Hawaii, USA: University of Hawaii Press, 2000. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. The book is in very good condition, little shelf rubbing apparent. Text and images inside appear clean and clear throughout. 'China's Old Dwellings is the most comprehensive critical examination of China's folk architectural forms in any language. It and its companion volume, China's Living Houses: Folk Beliefs, Symbols, and Household Ornamentation (UH Press, 1999), together form a landmark study of the environmental, historical, and social factors that influence housing forms for nearly a quarter of the world's population. Both books draw on the author's thirty years of fieldwork and extensive travel in China as well as published and unpublished material in many languages. China's Old Dwellings begins by tracing the interest in Chinese vernacular buildings in the twentieth century. Early chapters detail common and distinctive spatial components,…
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