The Chinese House : Craft, Symbol and the Folk Tradition (Images of Asia)

The Chinese House : Craft, Symbol and the Folk Tradition (Images of Asia)

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Book Description
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 amazing resilience.

The Chinese House: Craft, Symbol and the Folk Tradition (Images of Asia),Ronald G. Knapp,Oxford University Press, USA,0195851153,Architecture,Art,China,Customs & Traditions,Dwellings,Folk & Outsider Art,History - General,Residential Buildings Architecture,Social life and customs,Taiwan,Vernacular architecture,Architecture / Domestic,Art & Architecture | History | Non-Western,Cultural studies,Residential buildings, domestic buildings

Book Contents:

1. The Domestic Architecture of Benjamin Henry Latrobe
2. The Georgian Country House: Architecture, Landscape and Society
3. The House & Garden Book of Vacation Homes (House & Garden)
4. The Modern Urban Landscape : 1880 to the Present
5. The New Hotel: International Hotel & Resort Design 3
6. The Next House
7. The Preservationist's Guide to Technological Change and the American Home 1600-1900
8. The Rietveld Schroder House : s
9. The Smaller Home : Creating the Perfect Fit
10. The Ultimate Book of Historic Barns: History, Legend, Lore, Form, Function, Symbolism, Romance

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