Foreword by Wu Liang-yong Acknowledgments Liang Ssu-ch'eng: A Profile Editorial Method Preface The Chinese Structural System Origins Editor's Note: The Curved Roof and Bracket Sets Two Grammar Books Pre-Buddhist and Cave-Temple Evidence of Timber-Frame Architecture Indirect Material Evidence Han Evidence Cave-Temple Evidence Monumental Timber-Frame Buildings The Period of Vigor (ca.850-1050 The Period of Elegance (ca.1000-1400) The Period of Rigidity (ca.1400-1912) Buddhist Pagodas The Period of Simplicity(ca.500-900) The Period of Elaboration(ca.1000-1300) The Period of Variety(ca.1280-1912) Other Masonry Structures Tombs Vaulted Buildings Bridges Terraces P'ai-lou Gateways Chinese Dynasties and Periods Cited in the Text Glossary of Technical Terms Guide to Pronunciation Selected Bibliography Index
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