Idioma: Inglés
Publicado por Better Link Press, New York, 2012
ISBN 10: 1602200084 ISBN 13: 9781602200081
Librería: LEFT COAST BOOKS, Santa Maria, CA, Estados Unidos de America
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EUR 21,30
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Añadir al carritoHardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. 1st. Pictorial boards, 144 pages, illustrations (some colour), map, plans; 28 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority, by international, except by arrangement. A large-format coffee-table book. Richly illustrated with colour plates. *** "With dozens of stunning photographs, this modern translation of a Classic text is a masterpiece of classical Chinese gardening. Ji Cheng's great work on garden design, the Yuan Ye or Craft of Gardens, was originally published around 1631 and is the earliest manual of landscape gardening in the Chinese tradition. This is the first complete English translation of Ji Cheng's seminal work. This Chinese gardening book is based on J Cheng's notes and experiences from his career as a garden designer, which he discusses at some length in his introduction> Since architecture is an integral part of the Chinese garden, much of the book is taken up with the design of different types of buildings and the integration of architecture with nature in the garden. Ji Cheng explains the religious and aesthetic principles underlying garden design and the appropriate emotional response to various effects. he then offers a down-to-earth series of instructions about the requirements of different types of sites, building layouts, architectural features, paving, the construction of artificial mountains, selection of rocks, and the use of natural scenery. This delightful book provides not only insights into Chinese gardening but also a unique perspective on Chinese culture and society in the late Ming dynasty. Full notes by the translator explain obscure points and introduce relevant aspects of Chinese culture, while an introduction by Maggie Keswick sets the book firmly in its historical context. Illustrations include not only Ji Cheng's original diagrams but also historical paintings and contemporary photographs of a number of outstanding gardens in the part of East China where Ji Cheng lived and worked." - Publisher. Size: 4to. Collectible.
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Librería: Book House in Dinkytown, IOBA, Minneapolis, MN, Estados Unidos de America
Miembro de asociación: IOBA
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Añadir al carritoHardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First Edition THUS. 1st printing of this edition published by Yale University Press, 1988. Text and photos/artwork are unmarked and clean, pages crisp. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square. Unclipped dust jacket looks very nice. Faint age-toning. From a private collection. Ships same or next business day from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Not available for priority/expedited shipping. Due to the size/weight of this book extra charges may apply for international shipping.
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Añadir al carritoHardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. Hardcover in dust jacket, (VG+/VG-), in English, first thus, Yale University Press, New Haven, 1988, 144 pages, Translator s Preface, Foreword by Keswick, Foreword by Zheng Yuanxun, essay by Ruan Dacheng, Author s Preface, Afterword, Notes, Dates of Chinese Dynasties, Index, color decorated endpapers, profusely illustrated in color and b&w with photos and line drawings as well as diagrams and plans throughout and a map at front, 9-7/8 in. x 11 in., green boards with gilt titles, the very faintest rubbing to corners and spine ends, lower front corner only has a minor bump, light foxing to top of text block, dust jacket has very slight bumping and wear to corners and spine ends and slight foxing along upper edge (mostly visible on reverse), jacket spine faded, dust jacket protected in new archival plastic cover, a little faint foxing along the tops of a very few pages, one small ink check mark by previous owner on upper inside corner of half-title, tiny abraded area to top of rear end papers hinge, otherwise contents clean and tight, Book: Very Good+, Dust Jacket: Very Good- {Per jacket flap: This is the first complete English translation of Ji Cheng s seminal work. . Illustrations include not only [the author s] original diagrams but also historical paintings and contemporary photographs of a number of outstanding gardens in the part of East China where Ji Cheng lived and worked. } 5133 [Hss0920RV] Please feel free to contact us with questions about our books - we are happy to provide further information!
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Librería: Ria Christie Collections, Uxbridge, Reino Unido
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