"The first in-depth exploration of the artistic and cultural achievements of China’s “classical” era Age of Empires presents the art and culture of China during one of the most critical periods of its history – the four centuries from 221 B.C. to A.D. 200-- when, for the first time, people of diverse backgrounds were brought together under centralized imperial rule that fostered a new and unified identity. The Qin and Han empires repres ..."
"The "Wu Family Shrines" pictorial carvings from Han dynasty China (206 BCE–220 CE) are among the earliest works of Chinese art examined in an international arena. Since the eleventh century, the carvings have been identified by scholars as one of the most valuable and authentic materials for the study of antiquity. This important book presents essays by archaeologists, art and architectural historians, curators, and historians that reex ..."
Tied and Bound a Comparative View on Manuscript Binding by Alessandro Bausi , Michael Friedrich 396 Pages, Published 2023 by Walter De Gruyter Gmbh & Co Kg ISBN-13: 978-3-11-129206-9, ISBN: 3-11-129206-1
Writing and the Ancient State Early China in Comparative Perspective by Haicheng Wang 435 Pages, Published 2014 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-1-107-78587-8, ISBN: 1-107-78587-1
Chinese Visions of World Order Tianxia, Culture, and World Politics by Ban Wang 336 Pages, Published 2017 by Duke University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8223-7244-8, ISBN: 0-8223-7244-4