Steinhardt Nancy Shatzman (93 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Paperback. Sunfading to spine of wrappers, otherwise very good.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. as new in as new dj, clean and tight, unmarked, will require additional overseas or priority postage.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Nice copy with just minor wear. Pages of text are clean, bright and free of markings. Binding is tight and secure. ***Shipped within 24 hours from the beautiful Baltimore inner harbor area. First class service; accurate descriptions. Most items packed in boxes, not envelopes.***.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. American First. Complete number line from 1 to 5; minor wear; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition; well illustrated with black and white photographs and drawings. Book.

Condition: very_good. This book is in Very good condition. There may be a few flaws like shelf wear and some light wear.

Paperback. 415p., wraps, illus., very good exhibition catalog.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Book is new, crisp, clean, fresh, bright. Light shelf wear to dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Included. xv + 497 pages with 372 figures, 6 maps, and 5 tables, 8 1/2" x 8 1/2", hardcover, dustjacket, all in excellent condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. Octavo with grey boards and silver spine title (no jacket); xi, 228 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates: illustrations, maps; index; 25 cm. Discusses what is known from textual and archaeological evidence about every Chinese imperial capital, from the earliest times to the end of the 20th century. It explains the fundamental architectural principles and the visual characteristics of imperial planning in China. Near fine; boards show minor shelfwear and upper corners gently bumped; pages are clean and bright and binding is tight. No jacket. First ed., first printing (full number line).…

Hardcover. 497pp, 373 figures As new, clean, tight & bright condition, with bright and crisp dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 2nd Printing. Octavo with glossy white and red pictorial wraps; xi, 228 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates: illustrations, maps; 25 cm. Discusses what is known from textual and archaeological evidence about every Chinese imperial capital, from the earliest times to the end of the 20th century. It explains the fundamental architectural principles and the visual characteristics of imperial planning in China. // China, City planning, City planning China History. Fine; wraps lightly curving at corners.…

paperback. Condition: New. Brand new book, sourced directly from publisher. Dispatch time is 6-7 days from our warehouse. Book will be sent in robust, secure packaging to ensure it reaches you securely.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, 2023. Book measures 9 x 11.75 inches. Includes 264 color illustrations. A Fine copy still sealed in publishers shrink wrap.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. ISBN 0824818431. Hardcover copy in near fine condition with dustjacket in near fine condition. First printing.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. What happens when a monotheistic, foreign religion needs a space in which to worship in China, a civilisation with a building tradition that has been largely unchanged for several millennia? The story of this extraordinary convergence begins in the 7th century and continues under the Chinese rule of Song and Ming, and the non-Chinese rule of the Mongols and Manchus, each with a different political and religious agenda. The author shows that mosques, and ultimately Islam, have survived in China because the Chinese architectural system, though often unchanging, is adaptable: it can accommodate the religious requirements of Buddhism, Daoism, Confucianism, and Islam. Focusing on 70 of Chinas earliest mosques and a few tombs, this book explores the convergence of Muslim prayer space and the Chinese architectural tradition. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condition: New. What happens when a monotheistic, foreign religion needs a space in which to worship in China, a civilisation with a building tradition that has been largely unchanged for several millennia? The story of this extraordinary convergence begins in the 7th century and continues under the Chinese rule of Song and Ming, and the non-Chinese rule of the Mongols and Manchus, each with a different political and religious agenda. The author shows that mosques, and ultimately Islam, have survived in China because the Chinese architectural system, though often unchanging, is adaptable: it can accommodate the religious requirements of Buddhism, Daoism, Confucianism, and Islam.…

Condition: new.

Condition: New. pp. 368.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 331 pages. 9.25x6.50x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. An internationally acclaimed expert explains why Chinese-style architecture has remained so consistent for two thousand years, no matter where it is built.For the last two millennia, an overwhelming number of Chinese buildings have been elevated on platforms, supported by pillars, and covered by ceramic-tile roofs. Less obvious features, like the brackets connecting the pillars to roof frames, also have been remarkably constant. What makes the shared features more significant, however, is that they are present in Buddhist, Daoist, Confucian, and Islamic milieus; residential, funerary, and garden structures; in Japan, Korea, Mongolia, and elsewhere. How did Chinese-style architecture maintain such standardization for so long, even beyond China's borders?Nancy Shatzman Steinhardt examines the essential features of Chinese architecture and its global transmission and translation from the predynastic age to the eighteenth century. Across myriad political, social, and cultural contexts within China and throughout East Asia, certain design and construction principles endured. Builders never abandoned perishable wood in favor of more permanent building materials, even though Chinese engineers knew how to make brick and stone structures in the last millennium BCE. Chinese architecture the world over is also distinctive in that it was invariably accomplished by anonymous craftsmen. And Chinese buildings held consistently to the plan of the four-sided enclosure, which both afforded privacy and differentiated sacred interior space from an exterior understood as the sphere of profane activity. Finally, Chinese-style buildings have always and everywhere been organized along straight lines.Taking note of these and other fascinating uniformities, The Borders of Chinese Architecture offers an accessible and authoritative overview of a tradition studiously preserved across time and space. Chinese architecture is astonishingly uniform. Buddhists, Daoists, and Muslims, inside China and beyond, built Chinese-style structures the same way for two thousand years, despite mastering new technologies along the way. Nancy Shatzman Steinhardt offers an authoritative overview of design principles that have stood the test of timeand geography. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. …

Hardback. Condition: New. An internationally acclaimed expert explains why Chinese-style architecture has remained so consistent for two thousand years, no matter where it is built.For the last two millennia, an overwhelming number of Chinese buildings have been elevated on platforms, supported by pillars, and covered by ceramic-tile roofs. Less obvious features, like the brackets connecting the pillars to roof frames, also have been remarkably constant. What makes the shared features more significant, however, is that they are present in Buddhist, Daoist, Confucian, and Islamic milieus; residential, funerary, and garden structures; in Japan, Korea, Mongolia, and elsewhere. How did Chinese-style architecture maintain such standardization for so long, even beyond China's borders?Nancy Shatzman Steinhardt examines the essential features of Chinese architecture and its global transmission and translation from the predynastic age to the eighteenth century. Across myriad political, social, and cultural contexts within China and throughout East Asia, certain design and construction principles endured. Builders never abandoned perishable wood in favor of more permanent building materials, even though Chinese engineers knew how to make brick and stone structures in the last millennium BCE. Chinese architecture the world over is also distinctive in that it was invariably accomplished by anonymous craftsmen. And Chinese buildings held consistently to the plan of the four-sided enclosure, which both afforded privacy and differentiated sacred interior space from an exterior understood as the sphere of profane activity. Finally, Chinese-style buildings have always and everywhere been organized along straight lines.Taking note of these and other fascinating uniformities, The Borders of Chinese Architecture offers an accessible and authoritative overview of a tradition studiously preserved across time and space.…

Hardcover. Condition: very good. Red cloth-bound quarto; illustrations ; index; 366p; 31cm. A study of Chinese architecture from Neolithic times to the late-19th century. Each chapter includes sections on cities, palatial architecture, religious architecture, tombs and gardens, as well as discussions of bridges, walls, fortifications, academies and architectural writings. **Somewhat heavy item. Weighs 6 lbs when pakced. Additional shipping fees may be needed for expedited or international orders. Please inquire**. Ex-library with small pencil notes to title page and dust jacket author information glued to rear pastedowns; sunning to inch of top of book; else clean, tight and bright; very good (+) First ed., first printing (full number line).…

xii+228pp.pp. Square 4to. Original wrappers.B/w photographs and illustrations. A very good copy.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: new.