| The Lady with the Phoenix Crown: Tang-Period Grave Goods of the Noblewoman Li Chui (711-736) Contributor(s): Filip, Sonja (Editor), Hilgner, Alexandra (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3795429277 ISBN-13: 9783795429270 Publisher: Romisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum OUR PRICE: $30.40 Product Type: Hardcover Published: November 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Asia - China - History | Europe - Medieval - Social Science | Archaeology |
| Series: Studi. Schriften Des Deutschen Studienzentrums in Venedig |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 8.5" W x 11.2" (1.95 lbs) 144 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Chinese - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Tang Dynasty (AD 618-907), China's Golden Age, was a flourishing period teeming with fascinating cultural phenomena. At the centre of this cosmopolitan empire lay the capital city of Chang'an - one of the largest metropolises of its time and now hidden below present-day Xi'an.Aristocrats as protagonists of courtly life shaped the character of the city, their luxurious everyday life equally reflected in lavishly furnished tombs. Nowadays, most of these tombs are found robbed. Evidence of the former splendour of these subterranean chambers only survives in the form of marvellous wall paintings and clay figurines disregarded by the grave robbers. |