Library Catalog of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Author: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.). Library
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Published: 1960
Total Pages: 1054
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Cataloghi di collezioni d'arte nelle biblioteche fiorentine (1840-1940)
Author: Giovanna De Lorenzi
Publisher:
Published: 1988
Total Pages: 726
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAntique Dealing and Creative Reuse in Cairo and Damascus 1850-1890
Author: Mercedes Volait
Publisher: Leiden Studies in Islam and So
Published: 2021
Total Pages: 283
ISBN-13: 9789004449879
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEarly shows and sales of Islamic antiques in Paris -- Expanding trades in late Ottoman Cairo and Damascus -- Conflicted commodification in Cairo -- Fashioning immersive displays in Egypt and beyond -- Guise and disguise before and during the Tanzimat.
Subject Index of Modern Books Acquired
Author: British Museum. Department of Printed Books
Publisher:
Published: 1965
Total Pages: 670
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Jack and Belle Linsky Collection in the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Author: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Published: 1984
Total Pages: 362
ISBN-13: 0870993704
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA catalogue of 373 masterpieces from the Linsky's collection of European paintings, medieval and Renaissance objets d'art, sculpture, jewelry, furniture, carpets, clocks, gilt bronzes, and porcelains. -- Metropolitan Museum of Art website.
French Grammar in Context
Author: Margaret Jubb
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780071440509
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTaking authentic texts from a variety of sources - the human body on CD-ROM, a fish recipe, 'L'Etranger' and many others - this book uses them as a starting point for the illustration and explanation of key areas of French grammar. It includes a range of exercises, many of them text-based.
Mirroring China's Past
Author: Tao Wang
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2018-03-27
Total Pages: 265
ISBN-13: 0300228635
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA lavishly illustrated book that offers an in-depth look at the cultural practices surrounding the tradition of collecting ancient bronzes in China during the 18th and 19th centuries In ancient China (2000–221 b.c.) elaborate bronze vessels were used for rituals involving cooking, drinking, and serving food. This fascinating book not only examines the cultural practices surrounding these objects in their original context, but it also provides the first in-depth study tracing the tradition of collecting these bronzes in China. Essays by international experts delve into the concerns of the specialized culture that developed around the vessels and the significant influence this culture, with its emphasis on the concept of antiquity, had on broader Chinese society. While focusing especially on bronze collections of the 18th and 19th centuries, this wide-ranging catalogue also touches on the ways in which contemporary artists continue to respond to the complex legacy of these objects. Packed with stunning photographs of exquisitely crafted vessels, Mirroring China’s Past is an enlightening investigation into how the role of ancient bronzes has evolved throughout Chinese history.
The Shape of the Turtle
Author: Sarah Allan
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 1991-02-21
Total Pages: 248
ISBN-13: 0791494497
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMany Chinese philosophic concepts derive from an ancient cosmology. This work is the first reconstructions of the mythic thought of the Shang Dynasty (ca. 1700- 1100 B.C.) which laid the foundation for later Chinese patterns of thought. Allan regards the myth, cosmology, divination, sacrificial ritual, and art of the Shang as different manifestations of a common religious system and each is examined in turn, building up a coherent and consistent picture. Although primarily concerned with the Shang, this work also describes the manner in which Shang thought was transformed in the later textual tradition.
Merchants and Luxury Markets
Author: Carolyn Sargentson
Publisher: Victoria & Albert Museum
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 264
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe role and growth of the marchands merciers and the local and international trade in luxury items that developed in 18th century Paris is the subject of this scholarly study.
Sensuous Surfaces
Author: Jonathan Hay
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Published: 2010-06-25
Total Pages: 442
ISBN-13: 1861898460
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWith Sensuous Surfaces, Jonathan Hay offers one of the most richly illustrated and in-depth introductions to the decorative arts of Ming and Qing dynasty China to date. Examining an immense number of works, he explores the materials and techniques, as well as the effects of patronage and taste, that together have formed a loose system of informal rules that define the decorative arts in early modern China. Hay demonstrates how this system—by engaging the actual and metaphorical potential of surface—guided the production and use of decorative arts from the late sixteenth century through the middle of the nineteenth, a period of explosive growth. He shows how the understanding of decorative arts made a fundamental contribution to the sensory education of China’s early modern urban population. Enriching his study with 280 color plates, he ultimately offers an elegant meditation, not only on Ming and Qing art but on the importance of the erotic in the form and function of decorations of all eras.
