Author: Shi Yingzhao
Language: English
ISBN/ISSN: 9787119044583
Published on: 2006-01
Hardcover
Wood has been regarded by the Chinese as an important material for a wide range of uses since ancient times. When making furniture and articles of daily use, and constructing buildings and gardens, wood has long been the favorite natural material of the Chinese people. Wood is an eloquent instructor helping people to understand China’s ancient civilization. This book tells the story of wood in China down through the ages.
Chapter 1 Wood, a Favor with Man
Chapter 2 Carpenters
Chapter 3 Traditional Buildings
Chapter 4 Visits to Palaces
Chapter 5 Memories of Quadrangular Residential Compounds
Chapter 6 The Mean in the Wood
Chapter 7 The Corbel Bracket as an Example
Chapter 8 The Arc of the East
Chapter 9 Garden Aesthetics
Chapter 10 Furniture of the East
Chapter 11 Chopsticks as the Fulcrum
Chapter 12 The Final Lodging
Chapter 13 Wood Artistry
Chapter 14 Vessels on the Sea
Chapter 15 Eternal Fields
Language: English
ISBN/ISSN: 9787119044583
Published on: 2006-01
Hardcover
Wood has been regarded by the Chinese as an important material for a wide range of uses since ancient times. When making furniture and articles of daily use, and constructing buildings and gardens, wood has long been the favorite natural material of the Chinese people. Wood is an eloquent instructor helping people to understand China’s ancient civilization. This book tells the story of wood in China down through the ages.
Chapter 1 Wood, a Favor with Man
Chapter 2 Carpenters
Chapter 3 Traditional Buildings
Chapter 4 Visits to Palaces
Chapter 5 Memories of Quadrangular Residential Compounds
Chapter 6 The Mean in the Wood
Chapter 7 The Corbel Bracket as an Example
Chapter 8 The Arc of the East
Chapter 9 Garden Aesthetics
Chapter 10 Furniture of the East
Chapter 11 Chopsticks as the Fulcrum
Chapter 12 The Final Lodging
Chapter 13 Wood Artistry
Chapter 14 Vessels on the Sea
Chapter 15 Eternal Fields
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