Screen LibraryYuan : Chinese architecture in a Mongol empire /
"The Yuan dynasty endured for a century, leaving behind an architectural legacy without equal, from palaces, temples, and pagodas to pavilions, tombs, and stages. With a history enlivened by the likes of Khubilai Khan and Marco Polo, this spectacular empire spanned the breadth of China and far,...
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Princeton University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Princeton, NJ : |
| Publication Dates: | [2024] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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"The Yuan dynasty endured for a century, leaving behind an architectural legacy without equal, from palaces, temples, and pagodas to pavilions, tombs, and stages. With a history enlivened by the likes of Khubilai Khan and Marco Polo, this spectacular empire spanned the breadth of China and far, far beyond, but its rulers were Mongols. Yuan presents the first comprehensive study in English of the architecture of China under Mongol rule"--Publisher's website. |
| Carrier Form: | x, 322 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps, plans, genealogical table ; 30 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780691240169 0691240167 |
| Index Number: | NA1543 |
| CLC: | TU-092.47 |
| Call Number: | TU-092.47/S822 |
| Contents: | Family tree of Chinggis Khan -- Introduction. Mongol lords, Chinese architecture, visions of empire -- Wall-enclosed spaces -- The century before the Mongol century -- Official Yuan construction -- Halls to the Gods and of the populace -- Architecture of death, private life, and popular life -- Muslim, Tibetan Buddhist, Manichaean, and Christian architecture -- Rock-carved architecture and freestanding stone -- Yuan-period construction east of China -- Conclusion. A revisionist history: Chinese architecture, Mongol patrons, European observers, East Asian archaeologists -- Character glossary. |