In the author's own words, this work endeavors to recreate, for the 20th-century reader, the sky and the apparitions that ornament it as they were conceived, imagined, and reacted to by the men of T'ang dynasty China. It explores what medeival Chinese thought they saw in the night sky
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In the author's own words, this work endeavors to recreate, for the 20th-century reader, the sky and the apparitions that ornament it as they were conceived, imagined, and reacted to by the men of T'ang dynasty China. It explores what medeival Chinese thought they saw in the night sky
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Add this copy of Pacing the Void: T'Ang Approaches to the Stars to cart. $31.95, very good condition, Sold by Flamingo Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Menifee, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2006 by Floating World Editions.
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Very Good. Size: 7x0x9; 2005 Floating World Editions (Warren, Connecticut), 6 7/8 x 10 inches tall trade paperback in glossy color pictorial covers, illustrated with black-and-white diagrams, xi, 352 pp. Very slight rubbing to covers and sun-fading to spine. Otherwise, a very good to near fine copy-clean, bright and unmarked. ~M~ [2.5P] Explores the Chinese understanding of the cosmos during the Tang dynasty (7th-10th centuries), examining how the Tang Chinese viewed and interacted with the night sky, including their celestial beliefs, artistic representations, and literary depictions. The book delves into the borderlands of science, faith, tradition, invention, and fantasy that shaped the Tang perception of the universe.
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Add this copy of Pacing the Void: T'Ang Approaches to the Stars to cart. $125.00, very good condition, Sold by J. Hood, Booksellers, Inc. rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Baldwin City, KS, UNITED STATES, published 1977 by University of California Press.
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Near new condition, covers bright, text clean and binding tight in a very good dust jacket with a sunned spine which is now in a clear protective mylar sleeve. 352pp.
