Title The grand documentation : Ernst Boerschmann and Chinese religious architecture (1906-1931) / Eduard Kögel

Published Berlin : De Gruyter, [2015] ©2015

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Description 1 online resource (591 pages) : color illustrations, plans Contents Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Plates -- Introduction -- Preparation and research concept -- Field trips in China (1906-1909) -- Boerschmann's research results (1909-1931) -- Conclusion: Documenting a vanishing culture -- Addendum -- Literature -- Chinese Dynasties and Emperors -- Index -- Photocredits Summary Ernst Boerschmann war in der ersten Hälfte des zwanzigsten Jahrhunderts der wichtigste ausländische Architekturforscher in China. Dieses Buch befasst sich mit seiner dreijährigen Forschungsreise (1906-1909) durch das chinesische Kaiserreich. Als erster dokumentierte er systematisch die religiöse Architektur in China und brachte von seinen Reisen viele tausend Fotographien, Skizzen und Bauaufnahmen mit. Seine sechs großformatigen Publikationen bis 1931, die in diesem Buch mitsamt den Kritiken dargestellt werden, waren Meilensteine auf dem Weg zu einer chinesischen Architekturgeschichte, lange bevor sich chinesische Kollegen (ab 1930) mit diesem Thema befassten Ernst Boerschmann was the most influential foreign architectural researcher in China in the first half of the twentieth century. This book concerns his three-year research expedition through the Chinese Empire (1906-1909). He was the first Westerner to systematically document China's religious architecture, returning from his travels with thousands of photographs, sketches, and architectural surveys. His six major publications leading up to 1931, described here alongside the reactions they caused, were milestones on the path to formal study of Chinese architectural history, long before Chinese academics themselves began to take interest in the subject in the 1930s Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes Notes Print version record Subject Boerschmann, Ernst, 1873-1949 -- Criticism and interpretation SUBJECT Boerschmann, Ernst, 1873-1949 fast Boerschmann, Ernst 1873-1949 gnd Subject Religious architecture -- China ARCHITECTURE / Adaptive Reuse & Renovation. ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / Landmarks & Monuments. ARCHITECTURE / Professional Practice. ARCHITECTURE / Reference. Religious architecture Sakralbau Forschung Forschungsreise China China Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. Form Electronic book Author Boerschmann, Ernst, 1873-1949. LC no. 2015472213 ISBN 9783110401349 3110401347 9783110401356 3110401355 3110374943 9783110374940

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