| Edition |
First Pegasus Books hardcover edition. |
| Description |
xxv, 273 pages, [24] unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [221]-260) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: Legends and the 1974 discovery -- I: History -- Warrior Chu -- The ancestors of Qin Shihuang -- From provincial kings to universal emperor -- Creation of the temporal empire -- II: Mystery -- What kind of immortality did Qin Shihuang expect? -- What is the mausoleum? -- Who built the army, and how? -- What were the warriors for? -- What is in the mausoleum? -- III: Latest discoveries -- Latest discoveries and research -- New techniques for study, restoration and conservation -- Recent excavations and current studies -- Why did the Qin fail? -- Epilogue: Future prospects. |
| Summary |
Traces the discovery of the famed terracotta warriors against a backdrop of what is currently known about the Qin Dynasty, offering scholarly insights into the surprising theories about the creation of the Qin Emperor's remarkable third-century B.C.E. mausoleum. |
| Subject |
Qin shi huang, Emperor of China, 259 B.C.-210 B.C. -- Tomb.
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Terra-cotta sculpture, Chinese -- Qin-Han dynasties, 221 B.C.-220 A.D.
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Shaanxi Sheng (China) -- Antiquities.
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Excavations (Archaeology) -- China -- Shaanxi Sheng.
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| Genre/Form |
Nonfiction.
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| ISBN |
9781681777962 |
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1681777967 |
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