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Comparison of Tang-Song building components expressed in fen

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Description: Comparison of Tang-Song building components expressed in fen

TitleComparison of Tang-Song building components expressed in fen

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Creator name (description)illustration by Fu Xinian

Creator nationality/cultureChinese

Creator roleMapmaker

Creation dateUnknown

Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram

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SubjectsArchitecture--China--HistoryCharts, diagrams, etc.China--History--Tang dynasty, 618-907China--History--Song dynasty, 960-1279

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7. The Module in Tang Architecture

Fu Xinian, Nancy S. Steinhardt (Editor), Alexandra Harrer (Translator)

Description: Traditional Chinese Architecture: Twelve Essays

Traditional Chinese Architecture: Twelve Essays

We already know that the basic module for design of a Song building is described in Yingzao fashi (Building standards) of 1103, and that it is the cross-section of the joist or bracket-arm. The module is known as cai, a timber whose cross-section is of standard height and width. Its proportions follow a height:width ratio of 3:2.

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Fu Xinian, Nancy S. Steinhardt (Editor), Alexandra Harrer (Translator)

PublisherPrinceton University Press

Copyright©2017 by Princeton University Press

Related print edition pages: pp.209-225

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.003587

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Chapter subject tags:Architecture--China--HistoryChina--History--Tang dynasty, 618-907China--History--Song dynasty, 960-1279Buddhist monasteriesPalaces--China

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