Terracotta warriors : the first emperor and his legacy

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Main Title: Terracotta warriors : the first emperor and his legacy
Author(s): Lai, Guolong
Publisher: Singapore : Asian Civilisations Museum, c2011
Collation: 142 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps
25 cm.
ISBN: 9789810890230
Dewey Class: 931.04
Contents: Introduction: The Warriors In Context / Alan Chong -- Brief Chronological Outline -- The Terracotta Warriors: Invention Of An Icon / Guolong Lai -- The First Emperor's Architectural Legacy: The Qin And Early Han Dynasties / Nancy Shatzman Steinhardt -- Catalogue. The Qin State Before The First Emperor: Bronze Ritual Vessels ; Jade ; Gold ; Chariot Ornaments -- The Qin Army -- Unification Of China: A Standard Script ; Chariot Ornaments From The First Emperor's Tomb -- The Terracotta Warriors -- The Han Dynasty: Moderating Monumentality: Yangjiawan ; Yangling ; An Affection For Animals.
Language: English
Subject: Art, Chinese -- Qin-Han dynasties, 221 B.C.-220 A.D. -- Exhibitions.
Terra-cotta sculpture, Chinese -- Qin-Han dynasties, 221 B.C.-220 A.D. -- Exhibitions.
BRN: 2901

Notes

Published for the exhibition, Terracotta warriors : the first emperor & his legacy, presented at the Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore, 24 June to 16 October 2011

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