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This chronicle of the palace, a rich blend of history, anecdotal narrative, biographical portraits and illustrations, carries readers through 500 years of imperial China. Much of the material for this volume, produced in collaboration with a documentary film, was collected after unprecedented access to the historical archives in Beijing, making this a truly unique book. Short but informative essays deal among other things with the history and layout of the palace; the role of the emperor and the ceremony and symbolism associated with his office; the Jesuit fathers who infiltrated the system, valued for their scientific skills but not for their faith; and the private lives of the emperors, their consorts and concubines, and the hundreds of eunuchs and serving maids who kept the system running.
Zakup książki
The Forbidden City, kolektiv
- Język
- Rok wydania
- 2004
- Oprawa
- (miękka)
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- Tytuł
- The Forbidden City
- Język
- angielski
- Autorzy
- kolektiv
- Wydawca
- Odyssey
- Rok wydania
- 2004
- Oprawa
- miękka
- Liczba stron
- 140
- ISBN10
- 7800474720
- ISBN13
- 9787800474729
- Seria
- Opis
- This chronicle of the palace, a rich blend of history, anecdotal narrative, biographical portraits and illustrations, carries readers through 500 years of imperial China. Much of the material for this volume, produced in collaboration with a documentary film, was collected after unprecedented access to the historical archives in Beijing, making this a truly unique book. Short but informative essays deal among other things with the history and layout of the palace; the role of the emperor and the ceremony and symbolism associated with his office; the Jesuit fathers who infiltrated the system, valued for their scientific skills but not for their faith; and the private lives of the emperors, their consorts and concubines, and the hundreds of eunuchs and serving maids who kept the system running.