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Forbidden City: The Heart of Chinese Culture
ABOUT Johnson guides readers through the magnificent and storied palace built by China’s Yongle Emperor to serve as the seat of the Ming dynasty. Weaving in history and events of the past six centuries and featuring more than 100 photographs, artworks, and historical artifacts, this luxury tome conjures life in this imperial sphere—a small city unto itself, in which soldiers, eunuchs, concubines, and merchants resided alongside the royalty they served. A stunning homage to the grand beauty of one of the most complex structures in all of history, Forbidden City reveals that 600 years after its construction, this royal monument endures as the physical and spiritual heart of Chinese civilization. TEXT Text by Ian Johnson, Pulitzer Prize-winning and a regular contributor to The New York Review of Books and The New York Times KEY PEOPLE Simon Leys, Franz Kafka TECHNICAL ASPECT 4 x 17 in – 35.5 x 42 cm | 200 pages | over 100 illustrations | handcrafted edition in a luxury clamshell case
1,000.00 €
ABOUT Johnson guides readers through the magnificent and storied palace built by China’s Yongle Emperor to serve as the seat of the Ming dynasty. Weaving in history and events of the past six centuries and featuring more than 100 photographs, artworks, and historical artifacts, this luxury tome conjures life in this imperial sphere—a small city unto itself, in which soldiers, eunuchs, concubines, and merchants resided alongside the royalty they served. A stunning homage to the grand beauty of one of the most complex structures in all of history, Forbidden City reveals that 600 years after its construction, this royal monument endures as the physical and spiritual heart of Chinese civilization. TEXT Text by Ian Johnson, Pulitzer Prize-winning and a regular contributor to The New York Review of Books and The New York Times KEY PEOPLE Simon Leys, Franz Kafka TECHNICAL ASPECT 4 x 17 in – 35.5 x 42 cm | 200 pages | over 100 illustrations | handcrafted edition in a luxury clamshell case
Length: 46
Height: 47
Width: 8
Material: Paper
Ref. 9781614289265 X
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