8 volumes in dark blue hard covers, 100s of color & b/w illustrations, some folding.Dark blue cloth covers with silks ties and bone fasteners. Title translation: Treatise on Architectural Methods or State Building Standards. Original 1925 edition, known as the Tao Printing. Eight volumes octavo, hundreds of illustrations, some folding, others with annotations printed in red. A technical treatise on architecture and craftsmanship written by the Chinese author Li Jie (1065-1110), an official who supervised of state buildings and construction during China's Song Dynasty (960-1279). This is the oldest existing technical manual about Chinese architecture to have survived intact and in its entirety. Artist: Li JieIssued: 1925Dimensions: 9.5"W x 13"L x 4.75"Country of Origin: China Condition: Age related wear.