The forbidden City /
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| Author / Creator: | Holdsworth, May. |
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| Imprint: | Hong Kong ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1998. |
| Description: | viii, 88 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 21 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Images of Asia |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/3586996 |
Table of Contents:
- Plan of the Forbidden City
- 1. Prologue: A Grand Audience
- 2. Capital of the Celestial Empire: The Forbidden City 1420-1911
- 3. Fearful Symmetry: Architecture and Fengshui
- 4. Diligent Administration: Ruling from the Forbidden City
- 5. The Jade Document: Births, Marriages, and Deaths in the Forbidden City
- 6. Pleasures of an Imperial Life: Festivals, Theatre, and Summer Palaces
- 7. Good Housekeeping: Domestic Matters in the Forbidden City
- 8. A Passion for Collecting: Treasures of the Palace Museum
- The Ming and Qing Emperors.
