Ssu-ch’eng Liang - A Pictorial History of Chinese Architecture: A Study of the Development of Its Structural System and the Evolution of Its Types
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Contents
1901-1972
A Pictorial History of Chinese Architecture
Copyright2011 by SDX Joint Publishing Company
All Rights Reserved.
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1Principal parts of a Chinese timber-frame building
2The Chinese order (the most frequently reprinted of Liang s drawings)
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3Five types of roof
1. overhanging gable roof, 2. flush gable roof, 3. hip roof, 4 and 6. gable-and-hip roofs, 5. pyramidal roof, 7-9. double eaved versions of 5, 6, and 3 respectively
4Section, showing flexible beam skeleton supporting curved roof
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5The basic bracket set
6Section, showing bracket set and ang
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7Sung dynasty rules for structural carpentry
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8Ch ing dynasty rules for structural carpentry
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9Early pictorial representation of a Chinese house
10Indications of ShangYin period architecture
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11Han rock-cut tombs near Chiang-k'ou. Peng-shan, Szechuan
aPlans and detailsbA tomb
12Han stone ch'eh. These piers imitate contemporary simple wood construction.
13Han free-standing tomb shrines
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14Clay house models from Han tombs
15Architecture depicted in Han engraved reliefs
16Han funerary clay house model, Nelson-Atkins Museum, Kansas City, Missouri. The structural frame of a three-story Han dwelling is indicated by crude modeling and painting. Tou-kung are used not only under the eaves but also under the balcony. Corner bracket sets are introduced on the third story, but the solution is not satisfactory. The two corner towers flanking the gate are similar to the stone ch'eh found in North China.
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17Detail of an interior doorway, Yun-kang Caves, near Ta-t'ung, Shansi, 450-500
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18Architectural elements carved in the Yun-kang Caves
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19Architectural representations from the North Ch i and Sui dynasties
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20Evolution of the general appearance of timber-frame halls
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