Twelve. Typical Design Features of Ming Palaces and Altars in Beijing

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations vii
4. Preface xv
5. Editor’s Note xvii
6. Chronology of Chinese Dynasties xxi
7. Maps of China xxiii
8. Biography of Fu Xinian xxv
9. One. Representations of Architecture on Vessels of the Warring States Period 1
10. Two. Reconstruction of Northern Dynasties Buildings Based on Relief Sculpture and Murals in Cave-Temples at Maijishan 31
11. Three. Early Buddhist Architecture in China 79
12. Four. The Development of Timber-Frame Architecture during the Two Jins and the Northern and Southern Dynasties 97
13. Five. Architectural Features of the Northern and Southern Dynasties and the Sui and Tang Periods in China as Reflected in Japanese Architecture of the Asuka and Nara Periods 140
14. Six. Hanyuan Hall at Daminggong in Tang Chang’an 167
15. Seven. The Module in Tang Architecture 209
16. Eight. Imperial Architecture of Tang through Ming and Its Relation to Other Architecture 226
17. Eight. The Problem of Pillar Displacement with Respect to the Characteristics of Song Construction 253
18. Ten. Song Architecture in South China and Its Relation to Japanese Great Buddha–Style Architecture of the Kamakura Period 273
19. Eleven. Northern Song Architecture in the Painting A Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains 296
20. Twelve. Typical Design Features of Ming Palaces and Altars in Beijing 315
21. Glossary 349
22. Index 375