The Daguerreotype

The Daguerreotype

Author: Dominique de Font-Réaulx

Publisher: 5Continents

Published: 2008-09-01

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9788874394661

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Illustrates the development and rapid spread of Louis Daguerre's photographic invention in France by a variety of daguerreotypes drawn from the collection of the Musee d'Orsay.


The French Academy

The French Academy

Author: June Ellen Hargrove

Publisher:

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13:

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The essays in this volume grew out of a symposium at the University of Maryland's Center for Renaissance and Baroque Studies and the Walters Art Gallery in Baltimore.


Entering the Dharmadh?tu

Entering the Dharmadh?tu

Author: Jan Fontein

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2012-03-20

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 9004211225

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New 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.


Possessing the Past

Possessing the Past

Author: 國立故宮博物院

Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 666

ISBN-13: 0810964945

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A 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


The Sculpture of Indonesia

The Sculpture of Indonesia

Author: Jan Fontein

Publisher: ABRAMS

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 318

ISBN-13:

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Shows bells, lamps, vases, statuettes, and water vessels created between the eighth and fifteenth centuries.


The Law of Cause and Effect in Ancient Java

The Law of Cause and Effect in Ancient Java

Author: Jan Fontein

Publisher:

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 124

ISBN-13:

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Paperback. 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