Appendix 4. Entries on Architecture in the Taiping Yulan

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Illustrations vii
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Introduction 1
6. 1. The Historical Tradition of Writing on Architecture: From Antiquity to the Mid-Tenth Century 14
7. 2. From the Mujing to the Yingzao Fashi: The Rise of Building Manuals and the Construction of Architectural Knowledge 60
8. 3. The Yingzao Fashi: The Making of Widespread Legitimated Building Knowledge 100
9. 4. The Yingzao Fashi Architectural Terminology (I) Bracketing Likened to Flowers, Branches, and Foliage: Architectural Metaphors and Conceptualization in Tenth to Twelfth Century China 138
10. 5. The Yingzao Fashi Architectural Terminology (II): The Interplay of Literature, Arts, and Craftsmanship 181
11. Conclusion 213
12. Appendix 1. Previous Scholarship on the YZFS 215
13. Appendix 2. Architectural Types Glossed in the Erya and in the Shiming 220
14. Appendix 3. Structural Elements Glossed in the Erya and in the Shiming 222
15. Appendix 4. Entries on Architecture in the Taiping Yulan 223
16. Appendix 5. Quotations of Classical Texts for Gong in the Erya Shu, the YZFS, and the Taiping Yulan 225
17. Appendix 6. Architectural Terms in the Terminology Section of the YZFS as Compared with the Taiping Yulan and the Yiwen Leiju 227
18. Appendix 7. Classics and Historical Sources Cited in the YZFS 230
19. Notes 239
20. Bibliography 279
21. Index 297
22. About the Author 305