Houses of China - Hardcover

Shemie, Bonnie

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0887763693 ISBN 13: 9780887763694

Publisher: Tundra Books, 1997

Synopsis

Bonnie Shemie, author/artist of the internationally acclaimed Native Dwellings series of North America, turns to China to look at some of the world’s most unusual dwellings. From the simple farmhouse to the elegant courtyard dwelling, from mountainside stone houses to portable yurts, caves and underground rooms, all are described with informative text and illustrated in full-color pencil drawings based on her research in China.

Houses of China details the two main beliefs that have influenced Chinese design: Fengshui, which governs how, when, and where a dwelling is to be built so that a family will have good fortune, and Confucianism, which teaches the order of how the old and young relate to each other. It all adds up to an informative and beautifully illustrated book for young readers.

About this title

About the Author:

Bonnie Shemie was born in Ohio and attended college in Pennsylvania. She came to visit her brother in Montreal in 1972 and decided to stay on to paint, marry, and raise a family. In addition to her books on Native architecture for children, she has designed stained glass windows and architectural ornamentation. Her paintings sell in fine galleries in the Montreal area.

Synopsis:

An addition to the NATIVE DWELLINGS series which explores the two principal beliefs that have influenced Chinese design, namely Feng Shui and Confucianism. With colour and black and white illustrations.

About this edition

• Publisher: Tundra Books
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0887763693
• ISBN 13: 9780887763694
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 24