Daoist Scripture Frontispieces and Their Archetypes

For over a thousand years, frontispieces for religious scriptures produced in China were based on two basic compositions: the diagonal composition and the symmetrical composition. The two compositions enjoyed persistent currency by offering great flexibility for religious sects to fill in the compos...

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Published in:Religion and the arts
Main Author: Wan, Maggie C. K. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2016
In: Religion and the arts
Further subjects:B Frontispiece scripture Daoism Buddhism Jade Emperor
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