The Cat
Author: Agnes Repplier
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Published: 1912
Total Pages: 200
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Catalogue d'une très belle collection d'estampes des écoles française et anglaise du XVIIIe siècle
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Published: 1892
Total Pages: 0
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Cat of Bubastes
Author: George Alfred Henty
Publisher: London : Blackie & Son
Published: 1889
Total Pages: 408
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn 1250 B.C. the teenaged son of the Egyptian high priest sets off a series of harrowing events when he accidentally kills the sacred cat of Bubastes and, accompanied by his sister and two foreign slaves, embarks on a dangerous journey to find safe haven beyond the borders of Egypt.
Entering the Dharmadh?tu
Author: Jan Fontein
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2012-03-20
Total Pages: 273
ISBN-13: 9004211225
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNew identifications of the 460 bas-reliefs of Borobudur illustrating the Gandavy?ha, based upon a comparison with the contents of three early Chinese translations of Sanskrit manuscripts of the text of Central Asian or Indian provenance.
Belief in God
Author: Minot Judson Savage
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Published: 1900
Total Pages: 184
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Author: 國立故宮博物院
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 666
ISBN-13: 0810964945
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA major scholarly work, published in conjunction with the exhibition titled "Splendors of Imperial China: Treasures from the National Palace Museum, Taipei" (on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art during 1996, and scheduled for several other American cities during 1996-1997). Written by scholars of both Chinese and Western cultural backgrounds and conceived as a cultural history, the book synthesizes scholarship of the past three decades to present the historical and cultural significance of individual works of art and analyses of their aesthetic content, as well as reevaluation of the cultural dynamics of Chinese history. Includes some 600 illustrations, 436 in color. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Catalogue des estampes des écoles française et anglaise du XVIIIe siècle, pièces imprimées en noir et en couleur, portraits, vignettes composant la belle collection de M. W. H***, dont la vente ... aura lieu Hôtel des Commissaires-priseurs, rue Drouot ... les lundi 27 et mardi 28 mars 1893 ... par le ministère de Me Maurice Delestre, commissaire-priseur ... assisté de M. Jules Bouillon, marchand d'estampes de la Bibliothèque nationale ...
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Published: 1893
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Author: Nathan Chaïkin
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Published: 1983
Total Pages: 212
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Sculpture of Indonesia
Author: Jan Fontein
Publisher: ABRAMS
Published: 1990
Total Pages: 318
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKShows bells, lamps, vases, statuettes, and water vessels created between the eighth and fifteenth centuries.
The Law of Cause and Effect in Ancient Java
Author: Jan Fontein
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Published: 1989
Total Pages: 124
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKPaperback. This volume contains an English translation of the Mah&a ̄karmavibhanga, based upon a Chinese translation by Gautama Dharmaprajna of 582 A.D. The contents of the Mah&a ̄karmavibhanga have been illustrated on the reliefs of the hidden base of Candi Borobudur (Central Java, 9th Century A.D.) and the Chinese text contains many variae lectiones which help to clarify the intent of the sculptors. Chapter 3 re-examines the characteristics of the text and the manner in which the themes have been laid out on the walls. Chapter 4 deals with the language of gestures, as seen at Borobudur.This is the first work in English to deal with the identification of the reliefs. It contains many new identifications which provide an insight into the methods of illustration adopted by the sculptors. Contrary to the generally accepted view, neither the text nor the reliefs emphasize bad behavior resulting in negative karma; instead it deals with negative and po
