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What the Emperor Built - Architecture and Empire in the Early Ming (Hardcover)
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What the Emperor Built - Architecture and Empire in the Early Ming (Hardcover)
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One of the most famous rulers in Chinese history, the Yongle
emperor (r. 1402–24) gained renown for constructing Beijing’s
magnificent Forbidden City, directing ambitious naval expeditions,
and creating the world’s largest encyclopedia. What the Emperor
Built is the first book-length study devoted to the architectural
projects of a single Chinese emperor. Focusing on the imperial
palaces in Beijing, a Daoist architectural complex on Mount Wudang,
and a Buddhist temple on the Sino-Tibetan frontier, Aurelia
Campbell demonstrates how the siting, design, and use of Yongle’s
palaces and temples helped cement his authority and legitimize his
usurpation of power. Campbell offers insight into Yongle’s sense
of empire—from the far-flung locations in which he built, to the
distant regions from which he extracted construction materials, and
to the use of tens of thousands of craftsmen and other laborers.
Through his constructions, Yongle connected himself to the divine,
interacted with his subjects, and extended imperial influence
across space and time. Spanning issues of architectural design and
construction technologies, this deft analysis reveals remarkable
advancements in timber-frame construction and implements an
art-historical approach to examine patronage, audience, and
reception, situating the buildings within their larger historical
and religious contexts.
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