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What We Are Reading Today: ‘Yuan’ by Nancy Shatzman Steinhardt

What We Are Reading Today: ‘Yuan’ by Nancy Shatzman Steinhardt
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Updated 25 September 2024

What We Are Reading Today: ‘Yuan’ by Nancy Shatzman Steinhardt

What We Are Reading Today: ‘Yuan’ by Nancy Shatzman Steinhardt

The Yuan dynasty endured for a century, leaving behind an architectural legacy without equal, from palaces, temples, and pagodas to pavilions, tombs, and stages.

With a history enlivened by the likes of Khubilai Khan and Marco Polo, this spectacular empire spanned the breadth of China and far, far beyond, but its rulers were Mongols.

Yuan presents the first comprehensive study in English of the architecture of China under Mongol rule.