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The terracotta army of the first emperor of China / [written by William Lindesay ; reference Chinese text provided by Guo Baofa ; translated by Luo Weigang ; photography by Xia Ju-xian, Cheng Dalin].
Penn Museum Library NB159.C5 L56 2008
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lindesay, William.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Qin shi huang, Emperor of China, 259 B.C.-210 B.C--Tomb.
- Qin shi huang.
- Qin shi huang, Emperor of China, 259 B.C.-210 B.C.
- Terra-cotta sculpture, Chinese--Qin-Han dynasties, 221 B.C.-220 A.D.
- Terra-cotta sculpture, Chinese.
- Terra-cotta sculpture, Chinese--Qin-Han dynasties.
- Shaanxi Sheng (China)--Antiquities.
- Shaanxi Sheng (China).
- China--Antiquities.
- China.
- Antiquities.
- Physical Description:
- 32 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Hong Kong : Odyssey Books & Guides ; [New York] : [Distributed by W W Norton], [2008]
- Summary:
- In 1974, near Xi'an in central China, villagers chanced upon what has become one of the world's most astonishing archaeological finds--an 8,000-man army in battle-ready formation, each warrior a life-size figure in pottery made over 2,200 years ago.
- Notes:
- "The genius of China : a close-up guide."
- First published 1998 by Odyssey Publications Ltd.
- ISBN:
- 9789622177963
- 9622177964
- OCLC:
- 191245914
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