The first emperor: China's Terracotta Army / edited by Jane Portal with the assistance of Hiromi Kinoshita
2007, 1st edition. London: British Museum Press. Near fine paperback copy; wrapper edges very slightly dulled. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #313185
Physical description: 240 p.: col. ill., col. maps; 29 cm. Notes: "This book is published to accompany the exhibition at the British Museum from 13 September 2007 to 6 April 2008." Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents: The rise of Qin and the military conquest of the Warring States -- The First Emperor and the Qin Empire -- Imperial tours and mountain inscriptions -- The First Emperor's tomb: the afterlife universe -- A two-thousand-year-old underground empire. Subjects: Qin shi huang Emperor of China 259 B.C.-210 B.C. Tomb. British Museum; Exhibitions. China Antiquities. China History Qin dynasty, 221-207 B.C. Genre: Bibliography.
Exhibition catalogs. Illustrated.
Price: €25.00