Illustrated Album of Chinese Architectural Art

Author: Liang Sicheng
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: The craftsmen of that time, working in the inevitable environmental influences, were like small boats in the vast sea, drifting with the wind. Where they drifted in the vast sea of culture was something they were absolutely unaware of. During that period, only the influence of the times drove the craftsmen to create styles formed by the era; unlike modern architects, who consciously seek to impose what they call their own individuality onto buildings. Mr. Liang Sicheng dedicated his life to collecting and organizing materials on Chinese ancient architecture. In his early years, he analyzed and explained the results of decades of research on ancient architecture and published them successively in the Journal of the Society for the Study of Chinese Architecture. Later, he categorized the detailed photographs of these architectural elements according to their positions on the buildings—such as foundations, railings, dougong (bracket sets), caiwang (ornamental ceilings), and ceilings—and compiled them into an atlas with brief descriptions, thus creating this Illustrated Atlas of Chinese Architectural Art. This book is exquisitely printed and meticulously bound, making it a valuable reference for architects and researchers, as well as a source of appreciation and collection for readers who love architectural culture.