Mingtang and Buddhist utopias in the history of the astronomical clock
Subtitle: the tower, statue and armillary sphere constructed by Empress Wu
By: Antonino Forte
Series: Publications de l'É.F.E.O -- v. 145; Serie orientale Roma -- v. 59; Publications de l'École française d'Extrême-Orient -- v. 145
Publisher: Istituto italiano per il Medio ed Estremo Oriente; École française d'Extrême-Orient
Published: 1988
Place of publication: Roma; Paris
Language: eng; chi
Number of pages: 333
Subjects: Astronomical clocks; History; Politics and government
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-297) and index.