Chinese Architecture in an Age of Turmoil, 200-600 9780824838232
Between the fall of the Han dynasty in 220 CE and the year 600, more than thirty dynasties, kingdoms, and states rose an
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Table of contents :
Contents
Preface
Notes on Romanization and Spelling
Chronology of Chinese Dynasties
Introduction Two Pagodas, Myriad Caves and Tombs
Part One: Background to Architecture in an Age of Turmoil
1. Division and Reorganization into Visions of Empire
2. Han Beginnings
Part Two. Four Centuries of Great Monuments
3. The Third Century: Emergence of Buddhist Architecture
4. The Fourth Century Permanent Materials for Worship, Death, and Defense
5. The Fifth Century Architecture for Barbarian Dynasties
6. The Sixth Century Wooden Halls Revealed
Part Three. Understanding and Resolution of Architecture in an Age of Turmoil
7. Patterns and Achievements of Thirdthrough-Sixth-Century Architecture
8. Seeing China Through Korea and Japan
Postscript The Borders of Chinese Architecture
Notes
Character Glossary
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
