BRIDGES, THE LEAST KNOWN AND UNDERSTOOD OF CHINA'S MANY WONDERS, ARE
ONE OF ITS MOST STRIKING AND RESILIENT FEATS OF ARCHITECTURAL PROWESS.
_Chinese Bridges_ brings together a thorough look at the marvels of
Chinese bridge design from one of the world's leading experts on
Chinese culture and historical geography, Ronald G. Knapp. While many
consider bridges to be merely utilitarian civil engineering, the
bridges of China move beyond that stereotype, as many are undeniably
dramatic, even majestic and daring. _Chinese Bridges_ illustrates in
detail 20 well-preserved ancient bridges along with descriptions and
essays on the distinctive architectural elements shared by the various
designs.
For the first time in an English-language book, _Chinese Bridges_
records scores of newly discovered bridges across China's vast
landscape, illustrated with over 400 color photographs, as well as
woodblock prints, historic images, paintings and line drawings.
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781462905867
Publisert
2014
Utgiver
Vendor
Tuttle Publishing
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
Forfatter