The Chinese House: Craft, Symbol and the Folk Tradition

by Ronald G. Knapp

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This pioneering work in Chinese domestic architecture examines for the first time the Chinese house from a cultural perspective. Knapp explores how the typical Chinese home reveals a long folk tradition of craft and symbolism, including the popular practices of fengshui. Extensively illustrated with wood block prints from traditional Chinese homes, original line drawings, and Knapp's own photographs, the book vividly portrays a living tradition of...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0195851153

ISBN13:9780195851151

Release Date:February 1991

Publisher:Oxford University Press, USA

Length:112 Pages

Weight:0.60 lbs.

Dimensions:0.4" x 5.4" x 8.0"

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Architecture Customs & Traditions Social Science Social Sciences

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