Life And Afterlife In Ancient China Jessica Rawson Allen Lane Αγγλικά Βιβλία Arts Architecture

A Prospect Book Of The Yearan Epic New History Ancient China Told Through Prism Dozen Extraordinary Tombsthe Three Millennia Up To Establishment First Imperial Qin Dynasty In 221 Bc Cemented Many Distinctive Elements Chinese Civilisation Still Place Today: An Extraordinarily Challenging Geography And Environment Formidable Infrastructure Society Based On Strict Hierarchy Family Shared Written Script Characters Cuisine Founded Rice Millet Material Culture Ceramics Bronze Silk Jade Unique Concept Universe Which Ancestors Continue Exist Alongside Living Records These Early Achievements Their Diverse Unexpected Expressions Often Lie Not But How People Marked End Lives: Dwellings For Afterlife Tombs Treasures Within Them Are Almost Only Artefacts Survive From Scale Sophistication Rivals Equivalents Egypt Jessica Rawson One Most Eminent Western Scholars Explores Twelve Grand - Each Specific Historical Moment Showing They Reveal Wider Political Dynastic Cultural Developments Culminating Lavish Ambition Emperor\ S Monument Guarded By His Army Terracotta Warriors Beautifully Illustrated Drawing Latest Archaeological Discoveries Life Illuminates Constellation Beliefs About Death Very Different Our Own Provides Remarkable Perspective Oldest Civilisations World Σελίδες: 544 Διαστάσεις: 16 2X16 2Cm