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Abe, Stanley: AN ACCOUNT OF TWO VOYAGES - BACKHOFF AND WAGENER Acharya, Sanjay: Adams, Edward B: Alexander, William & Mason, George: Allen, H. M. ed: Andrews, F. H: ANNINGHE LIUYU DA SHI MU Yuhas, Louise ed: Asahi Shimbun ed: Asian Art Museum: THE ASIATIC JOURNAL AND MONTHLY MISCELLANY VOL II: THIRD SERIES |
LIUBZ2 - NEW BOOK Liu Yang: BEIJING ZHONGZHOU BAINIAN YINGXIANG. (One Hundred Years of Photography of the Central Axis of Beijing). 北京中軸百年影像。劉陽 著. Beijing, 2021. 539 pp. B/w photographic illustrations throughout plus a few in colour. 3 panorama foldouts. 28x21 cm. Wrappers. GBP 90.00 Absolutely terrific and weighty compilation of predominantly black-and-white photography of the buildings and architecture along the 'sacred' north-south central axis of Beijing. The illustrations date from 1860 through to the mid 20th century. Includes the Forbidden City palace complex and gardens, Tiananmen, Qianmen and the entertainment district and much much more. The axis extends from the Drum and Bell Towers in the North to Yongdingmen Gate in the south of the city. A valuable photographic and historical record of places now much changed. Illustrated throughout with hundreds of images. Text in Chinese. Recommended. Subjects: Photography Beijing Item 19 in List 214. URL for this record: hanshan.com/?l/LIUBZ2.HTM Record produced by Hanshan Tang Books, www.hanshan.com. |