About this title: The Forbidden City in Beijing with its Imperial Palace of the Ming and Qing dynasties has been the political centre of the Chinese Empire for over 500 years. Remarkably, many of the elements of everyday life in the Forbidden City have been preserved over the centuries - furniture, artifacts, costumes, paintings, implements and documents, and from them it is possible to reconstruct a picture of what life was like for the inhabitants of the palaces. The daily events of the imperial household are illustrated with photographs, and brought to life by modern-day reconstructions - imperial ...
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Edition: 1st Edition
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: Viking Pr, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780670811649ISBN:0670811645
Description: Very Good in Good jacket. Hardcover. Folio. (THIS OVERSIZED AND HEAVY BOOK WILL NOT BE SHIPPED INTERNATIONALLY IF PURCHASED VIA AMAZON. ) ISBN-0670811645, 1ST EDITION, HARDCOVER, 327 PAGES. THE BOOK IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION WITH SLIGHT SHELFWEAR/BUMPING TO THE EDGES. THE DUSTJACKET IS IN FAIR CONDITION AND HAS SOME BUMPING ALONG THE EDGES AND A TEAR.75" INCH. A SMALL HOLE.25" AND A SMALL STAIN TO BACK COVER.50". ORANGE BOARDS. GOLD/WHITE PHOTO DJ. read more
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