The Chinese House: Craft, Symbol and the Folk Tradition

by Ronald G. Knapp

Book Overview

This pioneering work in Chinese domestic architecture examines for the first time the Chinese house from a cultural perspective. Knapp explores how the typical Chinese home reveals a long folk tradition of craft and symbolism, including the popular practices of fengshui. Extensively illustrated with wood block prints from traditional Chinese homes, original line drawings, and Knapp's own photographs, the book vividly portrays a living tradition of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195851153
• ISBN13: 9780195851151
• Release Date: February 1991
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.4" x 8.0"