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New Haven: Yale University Press, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. In exceptionally good condition/In exceptionally good condition. Demy folio, [27.75cm/11inches], full gilt-embossed China-red cloth with mylar-protected dust jacket, pp. xi, 366, indexed. Illustrated with b-w halftones, colour plates, schematics &tc. &tc... Please feel free to ask for particulars and/or additional photographs. ... This lavishly illustrated book is a comprehensive and authoritative study of Chinese architecture from Neolithic times through the late nineteenth century. Six of China's greatest architectural historians have joined with a leading Western scholar to write this book, the first in-depth, collaborative history of Chinese architecture in more than fifty years.Drawing on recent discoveries and current scholarly work inside China, this handsome volume recounts the story of China's architectural achievements, the forms they took, and the historical, political, cultural, and social factors… Read More