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9780140560107
Art and Architecture of China
by Sickman, Laurence, Soper, Alexander
About this item
- Condition: Acceptable
- Provider: Alplaus Books Contact
- Provider Rating: 94%
- Ships From: Alplaus, NY
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- Comments: Hardbound in slipcase. Third edition, 1968. Owner's name inside, else no markings noted. Front hinge cover open, else mild wear. Owner's name inside, else no markings noted; mild wear, aging of book. Slipcase with gentle wear at edges.
Product details
- ISBN-13: 9780140560107
- ISBN: 0140560106
- Edition: 3
- Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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SUMMARY
With almost 4,000 years of artistic evolution--from the Shang Dynasty to the end of the Ch'ing in this century--the Chinese boast a longer span of cultural history than any other race. The abiding influence of tradition is stressed by both authors. Confucian restraint and Taoist escapism, among other religious and philosophical ideals, are constantly re-appearing, and the importance of Buddhism in Chinese architecture is clearly evidenced in text and illustrations. But side by side with the world of the mind, conditions of material prosperity are also revealed as potent forces in art.Sickman, Laurence is the author of 'Art and Architecture of China' with ISBN 9780140560107 and ISBN 0140560106.
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