Richelieu
Richelieu

Author: Christine Toulier

Publisher: Berger M. Editions

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13:

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中国瓷器指南
中国瓷器指南

Author: Cécile Beurdeley

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Published: 1974

Total Pages: 317

ISBN-13: 9780060103224

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Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching (The Book of the Way) is a timeless guide to the art of living. Its central figure, the Master, lives in harmony with the Tao, the irreducible essence of the universe. Surrendering to it as the Master teaches, we feel whole. Emptying ourselves of judgment and desire, we discover the universal truths within - Without wanting, we find peace; if we let go of what we love, our love becomes present. Stephen Mitchell's acclaimed translation of this age-old text has sold more than half a million copies worldwide. Here, for the first time, it is illustrated with Chinese paintings selected by Asian art expert Dr. Stephen Little. The perfect depiction of plants, animals, and birds expresses harmony with nature, the principal teaching of the Tao; the mountainous landscapes are the heavenly home of the Tao. Each brushstroke is painted with precision, just as each word of Mitchell's translation speaks with unmatched power. This inspired translation, combined with the best images in Chinese art, will ensure that the Tao Te Ching continues to exert a profound influence into the next century.

Catalogue de la riche et nombreuse collection de porcelaines anciennes de Chine, de Japon, de Sèvres, de Saxe, de Vienne, de Berlin et autres ; objets d'art & de haute curiosité, orfévreries, armes anciennes, meubles de boule, pendules, meubles en bois sculpté, etc., garnissant les magasins de M. L. Stein, Montagne de la Cour, n° 22, dont la vente aura lieu, par cessation de commerce, Rue de Ruysbroeck, n° 7, le mardi 29 mars et jours suivants [...] par le ministère de M. le notaire Vergote, et sous la direction de M. Henri Leroy
Catalogue de la riche et nombreuse collection de porcelaines anciennes de Chine, de Japon, de Sèvres, de Saxe, de Vienne, de Berlin et autres ; objets d'art & de haute curiosité, orfévreries, armes anciennes, meubles de boule, pendules, meubles en bois sculpté, etc., garnissant les magasins de M. L. Stein, Montagne de la Cour, n° 22, dont la vente aura lieu, par cessation de commerce, Rue de Ruysbroeck, n° 7, le mardi 29 mars et jours suivants [...] par le ministère de M. le notaire Vergote, et sous la direction de M. Henri Leroy

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Published: 1864

Total Pages: 96

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The Sultan's Fountain
The Sultan's Fountain

Author: Agnieszka Dobrowolska

Publisher: American University in Cairo Press

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 198

ISBN-13: 9774165233

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The small sabil-kuttab (a charitable foundation particular to Cairo that combines a public water dispensary with a Quranic school) built in 1760 opposite the venerated Sayyida Zeinab Mosque is almost unique in Cairo: it is one of only two dedicated by a reigning Ottoman sultan, and--astonishingly--it is decorated inside with blue-and-white tiles from Amsterdam depicting happy scenes from the Dutch countryside. Why did the sultan, Mustafa III, cloistered in his Istanbul palace, decide to build a sabil in Cairo? Why did he choose this site for it? How did it come to be adorned with Dutch tiles? What were the connections between Cairo, Istanbul, and Amsterdam in the middle of the eighteenth century? The authors answer these questions and many more in this entertaining and beautifully illustrated history of an extraordinary building, describing also the recent conservation efforts to preserve it for posterity.