The terracotta warriors : the secret codes of the emperor's army
Cotterell, Maurice M.2003
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In 206BC the first emperor of China, Shi Huangdi, decreed that after his death his body should be clothed in jade, cast adrift in a lake of mercury within a pyramid, and protected by an eternal army. In 1974, the first of 7000 lifesize terracotta warriors were discovered, but why were they there?
Main title:
The terracotta warriors : the secret codes of the emperor's army / Maurice Cotterell.
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Imprint:
London : Headline, 2003.
Collation:
xi, 298 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps, plans ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 290-293) and index.
ISBN:
9780747271321 (hbk)0747271321 (hbk)
Dewey class:
931
Language:
English
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BRN:
268818
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