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Author Name    WU, NELSON I.

Title   Chinese And Indian Architecture: The City Of Man, The Mountain Of God, And The Realm Of The Immortals.

Binding   h

Book Condition   Hardcover with dustjacket. Good reading copy. Ex library with usual stamps, labels and markings.

Edition   First Printing.

Publisher    George Braziller, New York: 1963.

Seller ID   20601X1

The traditional architectures of China and India, although separated by fundamental differences, both attempt to anchor man to an eternal and orderly universe. Each arose from a total experience - philosophical, aesthetic, religious, and social - so foreign to Western traditions. Includes an Index.

(Key Words: Architecture, China, Nelson I. Wu, Circumambulation, Buddhism, India, Forbidden City, Peking, Pagoda, Buddha ).

Price = 14.50 USD

 


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