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Book Synopsis Master of the Lotus Garden by : Fangyu Wang
Download or read book Master of the Lotus Garden written by Fangyu Wang and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bada Shanren created one of the most compelling and distinctive bodies of graphic art in the history of Chinese culture. A prince of the Ming imperial family, he became a Buddhist monk after the Manchu invasion of China led to the collapse of the Ming dynasty. Thirty years later, when the turmoil of the conquest had passed, he returned to secular life as a painter, poet, and calligrapher. Although portrayed by his contemporaries as a mad eccentric, his art reveals a rational genius, and evidence suggests that he feigned madness to conceal his inner emotions. Despite his enigmatic character, he has had a profound influence on later generations of Chinese artists, especially those of the 20th century.
Book Synopsis The Conservation of Cave 85 at the Mogao Grottoes, Dunhuang by : Neville Agnew
Download or read book The Conservation of Cave 85 at the Mogao Grottoes, Dunhuang written by Neville Agnew and published by Getty Publications. This book was released on 2014-02-01 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Mogao Grottoes, a World Heritage Site in northwestern China, are located along the ancient caravan routes—collectively known as the Silk Road—that once linked China with the West. Founded by a Buddhist monk in the late fourth century, Mogao flourished over the following millennium, as monks, local rulers, and travelers commissioned hundreds of cave temples cut into a mile-long rock cliff and adorned them with vibrant murals. More than 490 decorated grottoes remain, containing thousands of sculptures and some 45,000 square meters of wall paintings, making Mogao one of the world’s most significant sites of Buddhist art. In 1997 the Getty Conservation Institute, which had been working with the Dunhuang Academy since 1989, began a case study using the Late–Tang dynasty Cave 85 to develop a methodology that would stabilize the deteriorating wall paintings. This abundantly illustrated volume is the definitive report on the project, which was completed in 2010.
Download or read book Arts of Asia written by and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Prism(s) written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 678 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Florida Ethnobotany by : Daniel F. Austin
Download or read book Florida Ethnobotany written by Daniel F. Austin and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2004-11-29 with total page 952 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the 2005 Klinger Book Award Presented by The Society for Economic Botany. Florida Ethnobotany provides a cross-cultural examination of how the states native plants have been used by its various peoples. This compilation includes common names of plants in their historical sequence, weaving together what was formerly esoteri
Book Synopsis The Compelling Image by : James Cahill
Download or read book The Compelling Image written by James Cahill and published by Belknap Press. This book was released on 1982 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: James Cahill explores the radiant painting of that tumultuous era when the collapse of the Ming Dynasty and the Manchu conquest of China dramatically changed the lives and thinking of artists and intellectuals. Over 250 illustrations, including 12 color plates, are drawn from collections in the United States, Europe, Japan, and China.
Book Synopsis China’s Cosmopolitan Empire by : Mark Edward Lewis
Download or read book China’s Cosmopolitan Empire written by Mark Edward Lewis and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-06-30 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Tang dynasty is often called China’s “golden age,” a period of commercial, religious, and cultural connections from Korea and Japan to the Persian Gulf, and a time of unsurpassed literary creativity. Mark Lewis captures a dynamic era in which the empire reached its greatest geographical extent under Chinese rule, painting and ceramic arts flourished, women played a major role both as rulers and in the economy, and China produced its finest lyric poets in Wang Wei, Li Bo, and Du Fu. The Chinese engaged in extensive trade on sea and land. Merchants from Inner Asia settled in the capital, while Chinese entrepreneurs set off for the wider world, the beginning of a global diaspora. The emergence of an economically and culturally dominant south that was controlled from a northern capital set a pattern for the rest of Chinese imperial history. Poems celebrated the glories of the capital, meditated on individual loneliness in its midst, and described heroic young men and beautiful women who filled city streets and bars. Despite the romantic aura attached to the Tang, it was not a time of unending peace. In 756, General An Lushan led a revolt that shook the country to its core, weakening the government to such a degree that by the early tenth century, regional warlordism gripped many areas, heralding the decline of the Great Tang.
Download or read book Shitao written by Jonathan Hay and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An examination of the work of one of the most famous of Chinese artists.
Book Synopsis Decoding Astronomy in Art and Architecture by : Marion Dolan
Download or read book Decoding Astronomy in Art and Architecture written by Marion Dolan and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-09-17 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For centuries, our ancestors carefully observed the movements of the heavens and wove that astronomical knowledge into their city planning, architecture, mythology, paintings, sculpture, and poetry. This book uncovers the hidden messages and advanced science encoded within these sacred spaces, showing how the rhythmic motions of the night sky played a central role across many different cultures. Our astronomical tour transports readers through time and space, from prehistoric megaliths to Renaissance paintings, Greco-Roman temples to Inca architecture. Along the way, you will investigate unexpected findings at Lascaux, Delphi, Petra, Angkor Wat, Borobudur, and many more archaeological sites both famous and little known. Through these vivid examples, you will come to appreciate the masterful ways that astronomical knowledge was incorporated into each society’s religion and mythology, then translated into their physical surroundings. The latest archaeoastronomical studies and discoveries are recounted through a poetic and nontechnical narrative, revealing how many longstanding beliefs about our ancestors are being overturned. Through this celestial journey, readers of all backgrounds will learn the basics about this exciting field and share in the wonders of cultural astronomy.
Book Synopsis Hua Yan (1682-1756) and the Making of the Artist in Early Modern China by : Kristen L. Chiem
Download or read book Hua Yan (1682-1756) and the Making of the Artist in Early Modern China written by Kristen L. Chiem and published by Sinica Leidensia. This book was released on 2020 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hua Yan (1682-1756) and the Making of the Artist in Early Modern China explores the relationships between the artist, local society, and artistic practice during the Qing dynasty (1644-1911).
Book Synopsis Alternative Medicine for the Elderly by : P. Cherniack
Download or read book Alternative Medicine for the Elderly written by P. Cherniack and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2003-04-23 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book on complementary alternative medicine (CAM) for the Elderly provides a critical and objective evaluation of alternative medical therapy for the elderly. The focus on practical aspects such as adverse effects and general risks of various therapeutic methods makes it a valuable reference book for the general practitioner, for geriatricians and professionals within the area of alternative medicine, but also for interested laypeople. In the three sections, Epidemiology, Types of CAM, and Common Medical Problems and CAM, a broad range of issues are covered. They range from drug compliance in elderly people to CAM in the treatment of specific conditions such as pulmonary diseases, arthritis or cancer. The above features and in particular the unbiased approach to discuss the pros and cons of CAM make this publication a must-have for everybody searching for detailed information on alternative medicine for the elderly.
Book Synopsis Paths to Liberation by : Robert E. Buswell
Download or read book Paths to Liberation written by Robert E. Buswell and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis China, 5000 Years by : Sherman E. Lee
Download or read book China, 5000 Years written by Sherman E. Lee and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Mirror of the World by : Julian Bell
Download or read book Mirror of the World written by Julian Bell and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2010-05-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Exuberant, astute, and splendidly illustrated history of world art . . . draws fascinating parallels between artistic developments in Western and non-Western art.”—Publishers Weekly In this beautifully written story of art, Julian Bell tells a vivid and compelling history of human artistic achievements, from prehistoric stone carvings to the latest video installations. Bell, himself a painter, uses a variety of objects to reveal how art is a product of our shared experience and how, like a mirror, it can reflect the human condition. With hundreds of illustrations and a uniquely global perspective, Bell juxtaposes examples that challenge and enlighten the reader: dancing bronze figures from southern India, Romanesque sculptures, Baroque ceilings, and jewel-like Persian manuscripts are discussed side by side. With an insider’s knowledge and an unerring touch, Bell weaves these diverse strands into an invaluable introduction to the wider history of world art.
Book Synopsis Taoism and the Arts of China by : Stephen Little
Download or read book Taoism and the Arts of China written by Stephen Little and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A celebration of Taoist art traces the influence of philosophy on the visual arts in China.
Book Synopsis Encyclopedia of Vampire Mythology by : Theresa Bane
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Vampire Mythology written by Theresa Bane and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2017-02-10 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the earliest days of oral history to the present, the vampire myth persists among mankind's deeply-rooted fears. This encyclopedia, with entries ranging from "Abchanchu" to "Zmeus," includes nearly 600 different species of historical and mythological vampires, fully described and detailed.
Book Synopsis The Union Cause in St. Louis in 1861 by : Robert Julius Rombauer
Download or read book The Union Cause in St. Louis in 1861 written by Robert Julius Rombauer and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
