Qin: the Eternal Emperor and His Terracotta Warriors

Editors:
Maria Khayutina , Bernisches Historisches Museum

Publication Year:
2013

Publisher:
Neue Zürcher Zeitung

Table of Content:

I China in the First Millenium BC and the Rise of Qin

Chapter 1: The Zhou Dynasty and the Birth of the Son of Heaven (Edward
Shaughnessy)

Chapter 2: Qin: From Principality to Kingdom to Empire (Yuri Pines)

Chapter 3: Tombs of the Principality of Qin: Elites and Commoners (Alain
Thote)

Catalogue I


II The Qin Empire and the Tomb Complex of the First Emperor

Chapter 4: King Zheng of Qin, the First Emperor of China (Yuri Pines)

Chapter 5: The Qin Empire

Qin Government: Structures, Principles and Practices (Charles Sanft)

The Standardization of Writing (Ch¹en Chao-jung)

Chapter 6: The World To Go: the Last Resting Place of the First Emperor

The Discovery of a Century: the Terracotta Army of the First Emperor of
China (Cao Wei)

The Tomb Complex and Its Hidden Secrets (Armin Selbitschka)

Chapter 7: Warriors, Officials and Entertainers

The Terracotta Men and Their Roles (Armin Selbitschka)

The Production Techniques, Conservation and Restoration of the Terracotta
Figures  (Catharina Blänsdorf and Linda Zachmann)

Catalogue II


III After the First Emperor

Chapter 8: The Qin and Han Empires and Their Heritage (Michael Loewe)

Chapter 9: Qin Shi Huangdi and His Terracotta Warriors in the 21st Century

Staging Qin Shi Huangdi: the First Emperor on Stage and Screen (Anna
Stecher)

The First Emperor and His Army in Imagery and Sculpture (Maria Khayutina)

Catalogue III