Hardcover
1994 · Beijing
by Luo, Zhewen
Beijing: Foreign Languages Press, 1994. Hardcover. VG-/VG- ownership bookplate on ffep, scuffing to dust jacket as well as light wear to edges and corners.. Blue cloth boards with stamped design on cover and gilt lettering on spine. 331 pp. Color illustrations. "As an architectural form, the pagoda first appeared in India. Arriving in China along with the spread of Buddhism, this special type of structure soon began to take on Chinese characteristics in its form and use, and integrate itself with China's own building style, making it a unique architectural form in ancient Chinese civilization." -Jacket.
(Inventory #: 167187)