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: Serie orientale Roma ;; v. 59; Publications de l'E.F.E.O. ;; v. 145; Publications de l'Ecole française d'Extrême-Orient ;; v. 145.
Publisher: Istituto italiano per il Medio ed Estremo Oriente; Ecole française d'Extrême-Orient
Published: 1988
Place of publication: Roma; Paris
Language: eng
Number of pages: 333
Subjects: Wu hou, Empress of China, 624-705.; Astronomical clocks -- China -- History.; Palaces -- China -- Luoyang Shi.; Spherical astronomy.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-297) and index.
English and Chinese.