Picturing Heaven in Early China

Picturing Heaven in Early China
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 480
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ISBN-10 : 9780674060692
ISBN-13 : 0674060695
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Book Synopsis Picturing Heaven in Early China by : Lillian Lan-ying Tseng

Download or read book Picturing Heaven in Early China written by Lillian Lan-ying Tseng and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2011-07-25 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Preliminary Material -- Images and References -- Constructing the Cosmic View -- Engraving Auspicious Omens -- Imagining Celestial Journeys -- Highlighting Celestial Markers -- Mapping Celestial Bodies -- Visibility and Visuality -- Illustration Credits -- Endnotes -- Works Cited -- Index -- Harvard East Asian Monographs.


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