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Islamic buildings / Sun Dazhang ; [translated by Zhong Guodong, Zhang Long].
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sun, Dazhang.
- Series:
- Zhongguo gu jian zhu da xi. English
- Ancient Chinese architecture
- Standardized Title:
- Yisilan jiao jian zhu. English.
- Language:
- Chinese
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Islamic architecture--China.
- Islamic architecture.
- Architecture, Ancient--China.
- Architecture, Ancient.
- China.
- Physical Description:
- 180 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 37 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Wien ; New York : Springer-Verlag, 2003.
- Summary:
- Although the Islamic buildings in China have their origins in the Arabic world, they have taken on an architectural form incorporating also Chinese features. Islam was first introduced to China by land in the western territories and to the coastal cities by sea during the Tang dynasty. Mosques were subsequently built throughout China. Along the coast these magnificent buildings were constructed in traditional Arabic style, of brick and stone with flat roofs, while further inland elaborate timber constructions arose. The sheer quantity and variety of mosques and Islamic tombs illustrated provides a considerable insight into this very Chinese architectural form.
- Notes:
- "Original title: Zhongguo gu jian zhu da xi-- Yisilan jiao jian zhu"--T.p. verso.
- "Previously published in Chinese by China Architecture & Building Press"--T.p. verso.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- Dust jacket.
- ISBN:
- 3211830111
- 3211830308
- OCLC:
- 53485515
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