Man, John,  1941- <br/><br/>
The Terra Cotta Army :  China's first emperor and the birth of a nation / 
 Terracotta Army 
John Man. 
 - Cambridge, MA :  Da Capo Press,  c2008. 
 - 288 p., [32] p. of plates :  ill. (some col.), maps, plans ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-280) and index. 
<br/><br/> The terra cotta army is one of the greatest, and most famous, archaeological discoveries ever made. Over eight thousand life-size figures of warriors and horses were interred in the mausoleum of the first emperor of China--and each figure is individually carved, perhaps representing real members of the emperor's army. Weaving together history and a first-hand account of his experience in China, John Man tells the fascinating story of how and why these astonishing figures were created in the third century BC. In doing so, he gives a vivid account of early China and the formation of its unique culture.--From publisher description. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780593059296 0306817446 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2008298093 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Qin shi huang, Emperor of China,  259-210 B.C. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Terra-cotta sculpture, Chinese--Qin-Han dynasties, 221 B.C.-220 A.D.<br/>Excavations (Archaeology)--China--Shaanxi Sheng.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>China--History--Qin dynasty, 221-207 B.C.<br/>Shaanxi Sheng (China)--Antiquities.<br/>China--Kings and rulers.<br/>China--History--221 B.C.-960 A.D.<br/>China--Antiquities.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>408 DS 747.9  / M266t 2008 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>931/.01