Illustration of the "Rules for Engineering Practices" from the Ministry of Works

Author: Liang Sicheng
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Publish Date: 2006-08-01
Features: The Treatise on Construction Methods by the Qing Imperial Works Department is an important "grammar textbook" in the field of Chinese architectural history and a necessary gateway to understanding ancient Chinese architecture in depth. In the 1930s, the renowned architect Liang Sicheng studied the Treatise on Construction Methods. This book is the illustrated interpretation by Liang of the Treatise on Construction Methods. Although, due to various reasons, the illustration was not fully completed, the recorded methods of various Qing-style architectural styles largely reflect the content of the Treatise on Construction Methods regarding timber framing. This illustrated work is suitable for architecture students and teachers, researchers of ancient architecture, restoration units of historical buildings, as well as scholars in the fields of history, culture, and related disciplines. ... This book is the illustrated interpretation by the author of the Treatise on Construction Methods.