by Jane Portal, Qingbo Duan · British Museum Press · tapa dura · ISBN 9780714124513
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«The First Emperor: China's Terracotta Army» is the archaeology catalogue by Jane Portal and Qingbo Duan, in hardcover (240 pages, in English).
The book reconstructs the historical and archaeological setting surrounding the Terracotta Army: the empire of Qin Shi Huang, who unified China in 221 BC. It reviews the excavations since the discovery in 1974 and, with over 250 illustrations, maps and diagrams, explains the symbolic and funerary value of the first emperor's burial.
The edition corresponds to British Museum Press (2007) and was published on the occasion of a British Museum exhibition.
For enthusiasts of archaeology, Chinese history and Asian art, with an interest in the Qin dynasty and the figure of the first emperor.
