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The treasures of imperial Beijing / Mario Sabattini : Nicoletta Celli

By:

Sabattini, Mario

Contributor(s):

Celli, Nicoletta

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Vercelli, ITL : White Star Publishers , 2007Description: 311 p. : illus ; 37 cmISBN:

9788854402348

Uniform titles:

Toller Cranston Collection

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

REF 951.156 SAB

Contents:

Summary: Beijing is a repository of historical relics, its art and architecture providing visitors with a glimpse into it's grand and glorious past. This opulent volume takes readers on a memorable journey through the city's most important palaces, temples, and monuments. Hundreds of illustrations and reproductions of murals, paintings, statues, and scrolls supplement an insightful text that places these artifacts in a historical context. Includes the Forbidden City's palaces, wooden structures, pavilions, and gardens, and extensive grounds of the Summer Palace. Other chapters highlight the Great Wall, the Temple of the Sky, and the imperial temples of Beijing.

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro - Monografía	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C.	Consulta / Referencia	REF 951.156 SAB (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		064830

Introduction / by Mario Sabattini -- History / by Mario Sabattini -- The Imperial City / by Mario Sabattini -- The vestiges of empire / by Nicoletta Celli --Places of worship / by Nicoletta Celli

Beijing is a repository of historical relics, its art and architecture providing visitors with a glimpse into it's grand and glorious past. This opulent volume takes readers on a memorable journey through the city's most important palaces, temples, and monuments. Hundreds of illustrations and reproductions of murals, paintings, statues, and scrolls supplement an insightful text that places these artifacts in a historical context. Includes the Forbidden City's palaces, wooden structures, pavilions, and gardens, and extensive grounds of the Summer Palace. Other chapters highlight the Great Wall, the Temple of the Sky, and the imperial temples of Beijing.

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