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

Author: Liang Sicheng
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Publish Date: 2006-08-01
Features: The Engineering Practice Rules of 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 Engineering Practice Rules of the Qing Imperial Works Department. This book is a graphical illustration of Liang's research on the Engineering Practice Rules. Although, due to various reasons, the illustration was not fully completed, the recorded methods of various Qing-style architectural styles basically reflect the content of the Engineering Practice Rules regarding timber framing. This graphical illustration is suitable for architecture students and teachers, researchers of ancient architecture, ancient building restoration units, as well as scholars in the fields of history, culture, and academia.
The Engineering Practice Rules of 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. This book is a graphical illustration of the Engineering Practice Rules by Liang Sicheng. The illustration was not fully completed, but the recorded methods of various Qing-style architectural styles basically reflect the content of the Engineering Practice Rules regarding timber framing.