THE QIN TERRACOTTA ARMY : A Guide to Lintong
Zhang {Chang], Wenli; (Translated from the Chinese By Li Tianshu, Du Qimei, et al)
Language: English
Published by Scala Books, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1997
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Text/BRAND NEW. Black linen boards w/gilt spine lettering/VG w/loss to upper back corner. DJ/VG w/small closed tear to upper spine edge, & stain to inside of upper back corner. PO name to fEP. Guide to the mausoleum of Qin Shi Huangdi [Chin Shih-huang Ti], the First Emperor of China, unearthed 1974 near present day Xi'an. The first unifier of China, Qin Shi Huang linked the Great Wall of China to a continuous whole against northern nomadic incursions, standardized measurements, script, and thought (infamous burning of books). The tomb, estimated to have been built by corvée labor of some 700,000 strong over 38 years, suggests that the terracotta soldiers, horses and the like speak of an ancient past when living humans and animals were entombed with the powerful, sacrificedaccompanied final resting places of leaders and some notion of future resurrection or transmigration to immortality (note the Qin expedition in search of Peng-lai Islands where people were immortal). The Qin Dynasty, 221 - 206 BC, was very short lived. LAID-IN: Hand-out to Chinese Archaeology exhibit at the Asian Art Museum, San Francisco of 2000, and newspaper clippings of ants attacking the terra-cotta warriors, and discovery of remains of a "great wall" contructed during the Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644) to ward off foreign incursions in the south. Argentine's outstanding man of letter, Jorge Luis Borges (1899 - 1989) wrote an eloquent essay on the vast undertakings of Qin Shih Huang titled "The Wall and the Books". Strong copy despite flaws. …
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- Title
- THE QIN TERRACOTTA ARMY : A Guide to Lintong
- Author
- Zhang {Chang], Wenli; (Translated from the Chinese By Li Tianshu, Du Qimei, et al)
- Publisher
- Scala Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Publication year
- 1997
- Condition
- Very Good
- Dust jacket
- Near Fine
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0856674508
- ISBN 13
- 9780856674501
- Edition
- 1998 Reprint
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- Archaeology, History
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