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A Pictorial History of Chinese Architecture: A Study of the Development of its Structural System and the Evolution of its Types
by Liang, Ssu-ch'eng and Wilma Fairbank
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG-/VG- (ex-library with labels and stamps on spine, block, inside front and rear covers and title page verso. Pages are otherwi
- ISBN 10
- 0262121034
- ISBN 13
- 9780262121033
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About This Item
Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT Press, 1984. Hardcover. VG-/VG- (ex-library with labels and stamps on spine, block, inside front and rear covers and title page verso. Pages are otherwise clean and clear. Binding is tight.). Black cloth over boards with red lettering on spine. Red illustrated dust jacket with white lettering. xxiv; 200 pp. 100+ BW figures. An in-depth look at Chinese architecture, including timber-frame buildings, Buddhist pagodas, tombs, terraces, bridges, and much more. Includes a glossary of terms, as well as a pronunciation guide. Nicely illustrated.
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- Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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- 124335
- Title
- A Pictorial History of Chinese Architecture: A Study of the Development of its Structural System and the Evolution of its Types
- Author
- Liang, Ssu-ch'eng and Wilma Fairbank
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG-/VG- (ex-library with labels and stamps on spine, block, inside front and rear covers and title page verso. Pages are otherwi
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0262121034
- ISBN 13
- 9780262121033
- Publisher
- MIT Press
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Date Published
- 1984
- Keywords
- Asian Architecture ; Chinese Architecture ; ;
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