Vernacular dwellings
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Vernacular dwellings
（Ancient Chinese architecture）
Springer, c2000
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中国古建筑大系. 民間住宅建筑
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Previously published in Chinese by China Architecture & Building Press, 1993
"Chronology of major events in the history of Chinese architecture": p. 177-183
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Description
The range of colours and forms of vernacular dwellings in China can be traced back over hundreds of years, the astonishing variety bearing clear topological characteristics and having been determined by a broad spectrum of historical conditions. Styles and geometric shapes ranging from the most elementary and primitive to the most luscious and colourful as well as the architectural details are all clearly illustrated. The decorative motifs employed are as varied and as fantastic as the landscape of China itself.
Table of Contents
Photographs: South China ? North China ? Central China ? West ChinaText: The History of Vernacular Dwellings ? Their History, Source and Development ? Building Forms of Vernacular Dwellings: Classification of Layouts.- A Combination of Forms.- The Layout of Towns and Villages ? The Artistic Characteristics of Vernacular Dwellings ? Rusticity Hiding Preeminence, Simplicity Containing Inspriation: The Appropriate Employment of Space and Compactness, Emptiness and Denseness Cemplementing Each Other.- A Solid External Appearance and a Traquil Interior-artistic Concepts Playing a Primary Role.- Simple and Elegant Techniques Employed to Communicate Between Interior and Exterior.- A Richness of Decoration, Beauty not Characterized by Convention.- The Poetic, Pictoria and Musical Essence of Vernacular Dwellings.Appendices:Forms of Dewellings Used by the Primitive Society in Banpo Village, Xi'an, Shaanxi ? Illustration of the Forms oif Dwellings During the Han Period ? The Rural Dwellings Painted in the ?Vast Land? by Wang Ximeng of the Song Period ? The Arrangement of Interior Furnishings in Qing Period Residence ? Plan and Bird's Eye View of Siheyuan-Type Residences in Beijing ? Plan and Section of Cave Dwellings in Gongxian County, Henan Province ? Plan and Section of Dwellings at Huangtuling, Huangyan County, Zhejiang Province ? Plan, Section and Perspecive of Tibetan Dwellings in Barkan County, Sichuan Province ? Illustration of the ?Haka? people's Earth Sotreyed Buildings in Fujian Province ? Schematic Drawings of Vernacular Dwellings in Yunnan Province ? Schematic Drawing of Dwelling Types in the Tibetan Region ? Plan and Cutaway View of Uighur Dwellings in Xinjiang ? Plan, Section and Elevation of the Mongolian Yurt and Drawings of its Skeleton Structure ? Plans of Vernacular Dwellings ? GlossaryNotes on the Photographs:South China ? North China ? Central China ? South China ? West China Maps and Chronology:Map of Vernacular Dwellings ? Cave Dwelling Areas and Surrounding Historic Sites and Scenic Spots ? Chrolology of Major Events in the History of Chinese Architecture
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