The First Emperor of China =

By David Miller, R.W.L. Guisso, Catherine Pagani, et al.

Book Overview

More than 2000 years after the death of the first emperor, Qin Shihuang, the Chinese have released thousands of documents and artefacts from his reign, which recreate in detail the palaces, the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1559720166
• ISBN13: 9781559720168
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Birch Lane Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 10.4" x 10.4"

Customer Reviews

Beautiful!

This book accompanies an IMAX film of the same name. Exquisite in-detail look at the Qin dynasty. Although one of the shortest dynasties, it was arguably the most important in Chinese history. Gorgeous photo dramatizations of true (and purported) events courtesy of the Xi'an film studio as well as many pictures of historical artifacts. It gives an introduction to Qin Shihuang, his army, his advisors, his laws, his public-works projects, palace intrigue and his legacy. The book outlines the exciting and dramatic detials of what it was like to live during the Warring States Period, the Qin and early Han dynasties. The authors have truly poured a lot of thought and care into writing it.