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  | | Carpentry and Building in Late Imperial China(2nd Edition) A Study of the Fifteenth-Century Carpenter's Manual, Lu Ban jing (Sinica Leidensia, Vol. 23) by Klaas Ruitenbeek, Pan Lu Hardcover, 520 Pages, Published 1996 by E. J. Brill ISBN-13: 978-90-04-10529-4, ISBN: 90-04-10529-8 "This volume deals with the world of carpenters and joiners in late Imperial China, discussing both the technical and the religious and ritual aspects of building. It uses as its point of departure a unique and hitherto unused source: the fifteenth-century carpenter's manual Lu Ban jing. The first part of the book examines building materials, the life of labourers and craftsmen, and the process of building a house. Subjects in ..." |
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