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Catalogue Of The Second Part Of The Collection Of Chinese Porcelain And Works Of Art Formed By The Late George De Menasce To Be Exhibited For Sale By Spink Son Ltd May 10th May 26th 1972
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Book Synopsis Masters of the Steppe: The Impact of the Scythians and Later Nomad Societies of Eurasia by : Svetlana Pankova
Download or read book Masters of the Steppe: The Impact of the Scythians and Later Nomad Societies of Eurasia written by Svetlana Pankova and published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2021-01-21 with total page 802 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents 45 papers presented at a major international conference held at the British Museum during the 2017 BP exhibition 'Scythians: warriors of ancient Siberia'. Papers include new archaeological discoveries, results of scientific research and studies of museum collections, most presented in English for the first time.
Download or read book Eternal Egypt written by Edna R. Russmann and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is published in conjunction with a traveling exhibition organized by the American Federation of Arts and The British Museum and drawn exclusively from the collection of The British Museum, which is among the finest in the world. Illustrated with images of the works in the exhibition, as well as comparative materials, Eternal Egypt is that rare book of interest and value to the general and scholarly audience alike."--BOOK JACKET.
Book Synopsis American Furniture, the Federal Period, in the Henry Francis Du Pont Winterthur Museum by : Henry Francis Du Pont
Download or read book American Furniture, the Federal Period, in the Henry Francis Du Pont Winterthur Museum written by Henry Francis Du Pont and published by Schiffer Pub Limited. This book was released on 2001 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The incomparable Winterthur Museum collection of beautiful and distinct Federal period American furniture is described and illustrated in this book, first published in 1978. Todays printing technology makes this book even more stunning, presenting beautiful photos of 491 pieces. The text explores the maker, place of origin, size, materials, dimensions, details of design and, most importantly, an evaluation of the merits of each piece. It is a history of the entire process of furniture making in Federal America. This is a classic encyclopedia for Federal period furniture enthusiasts, and a mine of information for everyone interested in the social and cultural history of the formative years of the United States.
Book Synopsis The English as Collectors by : Frank Herrmann
Download or read book The English as Collectors written by Frank Herrmann and published by Lyons Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For those interested in the history of art collecting, this book is a unique source of information. There is a growing awareness not only of the importance of collecting as a factor in the history of art, but also how vital the details of provenance are on items traded in the art market. The author has gone to the most revealing sources to produce, in effect, a history of collecting in England and a study of the gradual emergence of the museum as a national institution. The book also contains a most useful and detailed bibliography of collecting history.
Author :Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) Publisher :Metropolitan Museum of Art ISBN 13 :0870999575 Total Pages :658 pages Book Rating :4.8/5 (79 download)
Book Synopsis Art and the Empire City by : Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
Download or read book Art and the Empire City written by Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 2000 with total page 658 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presented in conjunction with the September 2000 exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum, this volume presents the complex story of the proliferation of the arts in New York and the evolution of an increasingly discerning audience for those arts during the antebellum period. Thirteen essays by noted specialists bring new research and insights to bear on a broad range of subjects that offer both historical and cultural contexts and explore the city's development as a nexus for the marketing and display of art, as well as private collecting; landscape painting viewed against the background of tourism; new departures in sculpture, architecture, and printmaking; the birth of photography; New York as a fashion center; shopping for home decorations; changing styles in furniture; and the evolution of the ceramics, glass, and silver industries. The 300-plus works in the exhibition and comparative material are extensively illustrated in color and bandw. Oversize: 9.25x12.25". Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR
Book Synopsis Georg Jensen Holloware by : David A. Taylor
Download or read book Georg Jensen Holloware written by David A. Taylor and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: En præsentation af 760 stk skåle, fade osv. fra The Silver Fund's collection af Georg Jensen sølvtøj
Download or read book Georg Jensen written by Janet Drucker and published by Schiffer Pub Limited. This book was released on 1997 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bibliografi, museumsliste og liste over udvalgte kunstnere hos Georg Jensen.
Book Synopsis Traces in the Desert by : Christoph Baumer
Download or read book Traces in the Desert written by Christoph Baumer and published by I.B. Tauris. This book was released on 2008-07-15 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For five millennia, the peoples and cultures of East and West have met and mingled in Central Asia. For explorers and travellers it is a promised land, a region of white spaces on the map, forgotten cities and archaeological treasures. Christoph Baumer has spent a lifetime travelling through the countries of Central Asia, making extraordinary discoveries along the way. Traces in the Desert follows in his intrepid footsteps as he finds evidence of Indo-Europeans in the steppes of Western Mongolia, discovers lost oasis cities in the Taklamakan and unearths art treasures in Tibet. He embarks on a quest to find Genghis Khan's long-lost tomb and has numerous, occasionally hair-raising, encounters with shamans, corrupt policemen and bandits. Enlightening and full of adventure, Traces in the Desert uniquely illuminates the hidden parts of Central Asia that have not just disappeared beneath the shifting sands, but also from the horizon of our memory.
Book Synopsis Southeast Asian Ceramics by : John N. Miksic
Download or read book Southeast Asian Ceramics written by John N. Miksic and published by Editions Didier Millet. This book was released on 2009 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Southeast Asia is known to many as a region teeming with tourist destinations, economic opportunities and ex-colonies, but a lesser known facet is its colourful and myriad cultures in which ceramics form an integral part of the social fabric. Focusing primarily on the Classical Period (800-1500 CE), this book views ancient Southeast Asian culture through the lens of ceramic production and trade, influenced but not completely overshadowed by its powerful neighbour, China. In this landmark publication, noted archaeologist and scholar John N. Miksic constructs a vivid picture of the development of Southeast Asia's unique ceramics. Along with three contributing authors - Pamela M. Watkins, Dawn F. Rooney and Michael Flecker - he summarizes the fruits of their research over the last forty years, beginning in Singapore with the founding of the Southeast Asian Ceramic Society in 1969. The result is a comprehensive and insightful overview of the technology, aesthetics and organization, both economic and political, of seemingly diverse territories in pre-colonial Southeast Asia. It is essential reading for all those with an interest in the economic history of the region, and also for anyone who seeks a better understanding of the brilliant but too often underestimated material culture of Southeast Asia.
Book Synopsis Illustrations of Greek Drama by : Arthur Dale Trendall
Download or read book Illustrations of Greek Drama written by Arthur Dale Trendall and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Silent Images written by Zahi Hawass and published by American Univ in Cairo Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This beautifully produced new paperback edition of Silent Images explores a puzzling contradiction: Despite the multitude of artifacts and texts that have come to us from ancient Egypt, much still remains obscure regarding the lives of women. Women were, from the historical perspective, silent-but how should this silence be interpreted? What was the reality of women's lives behind the standardized images? We know that their chief role in society as mothers and anchors of the family was honored and respected, although it meant a degree of segregation and, in most periods, excluded them from public office. Nevertheless, in law they were the equals of men and they could, and did, own property, which they administered and disposed of themselves. Zahi Hawass's book searches for a more realistic picture of women's lives in ancient Egypt. As well as reconsidering the evidence from tomb and temple, the author draws on unpublished material from his excavations at the workers' cemetery at Giza, which sheds light on the womenfolk of the workmen who built and maintained the pyramids. The text is complemented by lavish illustrations of places and objects, many made especially for this book.
Book Synopsis Arthur Rackham's Book of Pictures by : Arthur Rackham
Download or read book Arthur Rackham's Book of Pictures written by Arthur Rackham and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No. 171 of an edition limited to 1030 copies signed by the author.
Download or read book Eternal Egypt written by Pierre Montet and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. This book was released on 2000 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the foremost archaeologists and historians of ancient Egypt, Montet brilliantly details the Egyptian civilization by immersing the reader in every aspect of life in the Nile Valley, from earliest times until the conquest by Alexander the Great: the climate, the flora and fauna, the arts and crafts, the attitudes to their gods and the afterlife, Egyptian contributions to literature, science and art, and the symbolic Nile.
Book Synopsis The Culture of the Sakas in Ancient Iranian Khotan by : Harold Walter Bailey
Download or read book The Culture of the Sakas in Ancient Iranian Khotan written by Harold Walter Bailey and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Khmer Ceramics, 9th-14th Century by : Southeast Asian Ceramic Society
Download or read book Khmer Ceramics, 9th-14th Century written by Southeast Asian Ceramic Society and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A collection of 120 pieces, all featured in colour, illustrates the art of the ancient Khmer Empire. The informative text discusses finds at Angker, Chinese and Indian influences,the mysteries of Ban Kruat and the ritual and utilitarian uses." --Book jacket.
Book Synopsis Ceramics of Seduction by : Dawn Rooney
Download or read book Ceramics of Seduction written by Dawn Rooney and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ceramics of Seduction: Glazed wares from Southeast Asia, provides an opportunity to see and learn about the broad range of wares, mainly glazed, produced in kilns located in five countries of present day Southeast Asia; Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar (Burma), Thailand and Laos. Each country developed a fascinating ceramics tradition that reflects the creativity of their people and the skills of the anonymous potters. To appreciate their beauty one should keep in mind the main characteristics of these wares: simplicity of form, earthly qualities of the clay and glaze, and restrained decoration. Ceramics of Seduction illustrates some 280 pieces from the Francisco Capelo collection, assembled in the last 15 years and by whom a short foreword is included. This book is enriched greatly by an insightful essay by Dawn E. Rooney, an eminent art historian of Southeast Asia. AUTHOR: Dawn F. Rooney, PhD, is an independent scholar and an art historian specialising in Southeast Asia. She is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and the Royal Asiatic Society in London, an advisor to the Society for Asian Art at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco, and co-chairperson of the James H.W. Thompson Foundation Advisory Board, Bangkok, and the Thailand representative for the International Map Collectors' Society. She was awarded a Scholar in Residence at The Rockefeller Foundation Study Center in Bellagio, Italy in 2002. She was appointed to the Board of Directors for the Center for Khmer Studies (CKS) in January 2009. She is the author of nine books on the art and culture of Southeast Asia. Her latest book, Ancient Sukhothai, Thailand's Cultural Heritage was published by River Books in 2008. Dawn F. Rooney is an American who resides in Bangkok, Thailand. 311 colour illustrations
Book Synopsis Studies in Chinese Ceramics by : Cheng Te-k'un
Download or read book Studies in Chinese Ceramics written by Cheng Te-k'un and published by Chinese University of Hong Kong Press. This book was released on 1984 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'This volume comprises eight articles that fall into three groups: studies of the art in Sichuan and an account of the famous pottery produced in and around Tongguan in Hunan; the export of Chinese ceramic wares; and the study of pottery and porcelain in Southeast Asia.
