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The Qingnang Classic

A Ming dynasty geomantic manual, translated with notes

The Qingnang Classic is a Ming dynasty geomantic manual, translated here in full with its diagrams redrawn for print. The notes separate the compass method from the landscape reading, since later editions often mix the two together and leave readers unsure which applies to a given site. An introduction sets out the text's lineage and the conventions followed in the translation, while a glossary explains the technical terms that recur throughout the chapters. The book is printed on cream paper and bound in cloth with a sewn spine.

• Full translation with redrawn diagrams
• Notes on compass and landscape methods
• Introduction on the text's lineage