Lin Huiyin--Illustrated Album of Chinese Architectural Art

Author: Liang Sicheng
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Publish Date: 1999-08-01
Features: Professor Liang Sicheng devoted his life to collecting and organizing materials on Chinese ancient architecture. In his early years, he analyzed and explained the results of his decades-long research on ancient buildings and published them in the Journal of the Institute of Chinese Architecture. Later, he categorized the detailed photographs of these architectural elements according to their locations on the buildings—such as foundations, railings, dougong (bracket sets), caiwang (coffered ceilings), and tianhuang (ceilings)—and compiled them into an illustrated collection, accompanied by brief descriptions. This led to the creation of the Illustrated Collection of Chinese Architectural Art. The book is beautifully printed and exquisitely bound, making it a valuable resource for architects and researchers, as well as a delight for readers passionate about architectural culture who wish to appreciate and (collect) it.