Yingzao Fashi
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The Yingzao Fashi is a technical treatise on architecture and craftsmanship written by the ancient Chinese author Li Jie, the Directorate of Buildings and Construction during the mid Song Dynasty of C
Bracket arm clusters containing cantilevers, Yingzao Fashi
Tenon and mortice work of tie beams and cross beams, Yingzao Fashi
A page from 1145 Song dynasty edition of Yingzao Fashi, vol 8
Bracket arm clusters containing cantilevers, Yingzao Fashi (1103)
Emperor Zhezong
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Emperor Zhezong of Song, personal name Zhao Xu, was the seventh emperor of the Song dynasty of China. His original personal name was Zhao Yong but he changed it to "Zhao Xu" after his coronation. He r
Yingzao Fashi
…China. He revised many older treatises on architecture from 1097 to 1100. By 1100, he had completed his own architectural work, which he presented to Emperor Zhezong of Song. The emperor's successor, Emperor Huizong of Song, had the book published in 1103 to provide architectural standards for builders, architects, literate…
Palace portrait on a hanging scroll, kept in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan