Dougong: The Cultural Geometry of the Chinese Bracket Set - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:Alexandra Harrer, Ronald G. Knapp (Editor), Xing Ruan (Editor)Series:Spatial Habitus: Making and Meaning in Asia's ArchitecturePublish date:7/31/2025Pages:288
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Hawaii PressISBN-13:9780824895563ISBN-10:824895568UPC:9780824895563Book Category:Architecture, HistoryBook Subcategory:History, Asia, RegionalBook Topic:ChinaSize:10.10 x 7.00 x 1.30 inchesWeight:2.2421Product ID:SCZN9GSJGB
Dougong: The Cultural Geometry of the Chinese Bracket Set
This is the first English-language study devoted to dougong, the block-bracket cluster widely regarded as the epitome of traditional Chinese architecture. For almost two millennia, dougong have been central to the multipartite frame structure of wooden buildings, connecting columns with beams, supporting projecting eaves, and providing resistance to earthquake damage. They have enabled and...
Series: Spatial Habitus: Making and Meaning in Asia's Architecture
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Hawaii PressISBN-13:9780824895563ISBN-10:824895568UPC:9780824895563Book Category:Architecture, HistoryBook Subcategory:History, Asia, RegionalBook Topic:ChinaSize:10.10 x 7.00 x 1.30 inchesWeight:2.2421Product ID:SCZN9GSJGB
Alexandra Harrer is an architectural historian trained in Central Europe, China, Japan, and the United States. In the past ten years, she has served as Historian in Residence in the Forbidden City and as associate professor at the Tsinghua University School of Architecture. Harrer is currently a UNESCO World Heritage site manager in her home country, Austria.
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
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Alexandra Harrer, Ronald G. Knapp (Editor), Xing Ruan (Editor)
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