Description: Global Architecture for Eighteenth-century Beijing : Building Qing Enlightenments, Paperback by Luengo, Pedro, ISBN 1800856180, ISBN-13 9781800856189, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US This book reinterprets architecture in Beijing during the reigns of the Kangxi (1), Yongzheng (1) and Qianlong (1) emperors in the eighteenth century. More specifically, it views the building processes of the four churches and the Western palaces in the Yuánmíng Yuán garden as an example of cultural dialogue in the context of the Enlightenment. The study is based firstly on archival sources from different institutions from around the globe, using Big Data to manage them. Secondly, it places increased emphasis on architectural remains, preserved both in international collections as well as at archaeological sites. To take advantage of these remains, some were recorded using close-range photogrammetry. sunlight analyses of the buildings' interiors were also carried out. From these emerging technologies, as well as written sources, it becomes possible first to reinterpret Beijing as an imperial capital where religious tolerance and cosmopolitanism were increasing, and second to re-evaluate the entire Yuánmíng Yuán Garden complex as a miniature version of Beijing. This approach makes for easier subsequent comparisons with other imperial capitals of the time, such as London, Paris and Istanbul. As such, this study reveals a largely neglected chapter in the global history of architecture, while simultaneously offering a crucial re-examination of the existing architectural remains.
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Book Title: Global Architecture for Eighteenth-century Beijing : Building Qin
Number of Pages: 296 Pages
Publication Name: Global Architecture for Eighteenth-Century Beijing : Building Qing Enlightenments
Language: English
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
Subject: Asia / General, General
Publication Year: 2022
Item Height: 0.7 in
Item Weight: 12.3 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: Pedro Luengo
Item Length: 9.2 in
Subject Area: Architecture, History
Item Width: 6.2 in
Series: Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback
