Chinese Buddhist Monasteries : Their Plan and Its Function as a Setting for Buddhist Monastic Life
Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press, 1982. Color and Black-and-white photographs and illustrations, full-page and fold-out architectural drawings, four oversized fold-out architectural drawings in rear pocket. Third printing. Quarter tan buckram, titled in gilt, over blue pseudo-morocco boards. Fine, internally clean with tight and square binding. Item #237429
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This landmark folio by Johannes Prip‑Møller offers an unprecedented architectural‑historical investigation of Chinese Buddhist monastic sites, integrating ground‑plans, photographs and textual analysis to reveal how spatial design underpins monastic ritual and daily life. Spanning nearly four hundred pages and including folding plans of temple complexes such as Huiju Temple, the volume remains a foundational reference for scholars of Chinese Buddhist architecture, religious studies and heritage conservation.
From the library of Paul W. Kroll, retired Professor Emeritus of Chinese at the University of Colorado, Boulder.
Price: $450.00