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Book Chinese Export Porcelain in the Reeves Center Collection at Washington and Lee University

Download or read book Chinese Export Porcelain in the Reeves Center Collection at Washington and Lee University written by Thomas V. Litzenburg and published by Third Millennium Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fully illustrated colour catalogue of one of the largest extant collections of Chinese Export Porcelain, held in the Reeves Center in Washington and Lee University, Virginia, USA.

Book Chinese Export Porcelain

Download or read book Chinese Export Porcelain written by D. F. Lunsingh Scheurleer and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book A Winterthur Guide to Chinese Export Porcelain

Download or read book A Winterthur Guide to Chinese Export Porcelain written by Arlene M. Palmer and published by Crown Publishing Group (NY). This book was released on 1976 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Chinese Export Porcelain

Download or read book Chinese Export Porcelain written by Herbert F. Schiffer and published by Schiffer Pub Limited. This book was released on 1997 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chinese export porcelains of the late 18th to late 19th centuries are fully discussed in this book. Lists and photography profusely illustrate all of the standard patterns: over 1000 items illustrated in black and white and more than 100 in color. Covers Canton, Fitzhugh, Rose Medallion, Bird and Butterfly, and the other associated patterns.

Book Space and Self in Early Modern European Cultures

Download or read book Space and Self in Early Modern European Cultures written by David Warren Sabean and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The notion of 'selfhood' conjures up images of self-sufficiency, integrity, introspectiveness, and autonomy – characteristics typically associated with 'modernity.' The seventeenth century marks the crucial transition to a new form of 'bourgeois' selfhood, although the concept goes back to the pre-modern and early modern period. A richly interdisciplinary collection, Space and Self integrates perspectives from history, history of literature, and history of art to link the issue of selfhood to the new and vital literature on space. As Space and Self shows, there have at all times been multiple paths and alternative possibilities for forming identities, marking personhood, and experiencing life as a concrete, singular individual. Positioning self and space as specific and evolving constructs, a diverse group of contributors explore how persons become embodied in particular places or inscribed in concrete space. Space and Self thus sets the terms for current discussion of these topics and provides new approaches to studying their cultural specificity.

Book The Ship that Came Home

    Book Details:
  • Author : A. W. Purdue
  • Publisher : Third Millennium Information Ltd
  • Release : 2004
  • ISBN : 1903942241
  • Pages : 176 pages

Download or read book The Ship that Came Home written by A. W. Purdue and published by Third Millennium Information Ltd. This book was released on 2004 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on a manuscript discovered in a country bookshop, far from Matfen Hall in Northumberland, where it was written by a Lady Blackett, the Victorian wife of Edward Blackett Bt. It a history of an important northern family, with Lady Blackett's writing and many of her pictures and photographs, including one of a ghost!

Book Europa Postmediaevalis 2020

Download or read book Europa Postmediaevalis 2020 written by Gabriela Blažková and published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2021-03-25 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Post-medieval pottery in the spare time' is a collection of papers planned for what would have been the second Europa Postmediaevalis conference. The focus is on the Early Modern period (15th to 18th centuries) and the growing use of new ceramic forms for leisure activities (smoking, drinking coffee or alcohol, garden strolls or games).

Book 50 Treasures

    Book Details:
  • Author : Ronald Fuchs, 2nd
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2017-09
  • ISBN : 9780692927946
  • Pages : pages

Download or read book 50 Treasures written by Ronald Fuchs, 2nd and published by . This book was released on 2017-09 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A catalog of fifty highlights of the Reeves Collection of Ceramics at Washington and Lee University

Book Oriental Interiors

    Book Details:
  • Author : John Potvin
  • Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
  • Release : 2015-12-17
  • ISBN : 147259665X
  • Pages : 297 pages

Download or read book Oriental Interiors written by John Potvin and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2015-12-17 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the publication of Edward Said's groundbreaking work Orientalism 35 years ago, numerous studies have explored the West's fraught and enduring fascination with the so-called Orient. Focusing their critical attention on the literary and pictorial arts, these studies have, to date, largely neglected the world of interior design. Oriental Interiors is the first book to fully explore the formation and perception of eastern-inspired interiors from an orientalist perspective. Orientalist spaces in the West have taken numerous forms since the 18th century to the present day, and the fifteen chapters in this collection reflect that diversity, dealing with subjects as varied and engaging as harems, Turkish baths on RMS Titanic, Parisian bachelor quarters, potted palms, and contemporary yoga studios. It explores how furnishings, surface treatments, ornament and music, for example, are deployed to enhance the exoticism and pleasures of oriental spaces, looking across a range of international locations. Organized into three parts, each introduced by the editor, the essays are grouped by theme to highlight critical paths into the intersections between orientalist studies, spatial theory, design studies, visual culture and gender studies, making this essential reading for students and researchers alike.

Book The Orange Economy

    Book Details:
  • Author : Inter American Development Bank
  • Publisher : Inter-American Development Bank
  • Release : 2013-10-01
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 242 pages

Download or read book The Orange Economy written by Inter American Development Bank and published by Inter-American Development Bank. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This manual has been designed and written with the purpose of introducing key concepts and areas of debate around the "creative economy", a valuable development opportunity that Latin America, the Caribbean and the world at large cannot afford to miss. The creative economy, which we call the "Orange Economy" in this book (you'll see why), encompasses the immense wealth of talent, intellectual property, interconnectedness, and, of course, cultural heritage of the Latin American and Caribbean region (and indeed, every region). At the end of this manual, you will have the knowledge base necessary to understand and explain what the Orange Economy is and why it is so important. You will also acquire the analytical tools needed to take better advantage of opportunities across the arts, heritage, media, and creative services.

Book From East to West

    Book Details:
  • Author : Brian Joseph Lang
  • Publisher : National Society of the Colonial Dames of America
  • Release : 2006
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 60 pages

Download or read book From East to West written by Brian Joseph Lang and published by National Society of the Colonial Dames of America. This book was released on 2006 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Earth Transformed

Download or read book Earth Transformed written by Tung Wu and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introductory essay outlines the history of the collection - from export wares brought home by 19th-century New England sea traders to acquisitions reflecting an increasingly sophisticated appreciation of the works prized in China. Interspersed among the entries are brief descriptions of the principal types of Chinese ceramics and a concise essay on their conservation and study.

Book Owning the Olympics

    Book Details:
  • Author : Monroe Price
  • Publisher : University of Michigan Press
  • Release : 2009-12-10
  • ISBN : 0472024507
  • Pages : 426 pages

Download or read book Owning the Olympics written by Monroe Price and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2009-12-10 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A major contribution to the study of global events in times of global media. Owning the Olympics tests the possibilities and limits of the concept of 'media events' by analyzing the mega-event of the information age: the Beijing Olympics. . . . A good read from cover to cover." —Guobin Yang, Associate Professor, Asian/Middle Eastern Cultures & Sociology, Barnard College, Columbia University From the moment they were announced, the Beijing Games were a major media event and the focus of intense scrutiny and speculation. In contrast to earlier such events, however, the Beijing Games are also unfolding in a newly volatile global media environment that is no longer monopolized by broadcast media. The dramatic expansion of media outlets and the growth of mobile communications technology have changed the nature of media events, making it significantly more difficult to regulate them or control their meaning. This volatility is reflected in the multiple, well-publicized controversies characterizing the run-up to Beijing 2008. According to many Western commentators, the People's Republic of China seized the Olympics as an opportunity to reinvent itself as the "New China"---a global leader in economics, technology, and environmental issues, with an improving human-rights record. But China's maneuverings have also been hotly contested by diverse global voices, including prominent human-rights advocates, all seeking to displace the official story of the Games. Bringing together a distinguished group of scholars from Chinese studies, human rights, media studies, law, and other fields, Owning the Olympics reveals how multiple entities---including the Chinese Communist Party itself---seek to influence and control the narratives through which the Beijing Games will be understood. digitalculturebooks is an imprint of the University of Michigan Press and the Scholarly Publishing Office of the University of Michigan Library dedicated to publishing innovative and accessible work exploring new media and their impact on society, culture, and scholarly communication. Visit the website at www.digitalculture.org.

Book Women and Museums

    Book Details:
  • Author : Victor J. Danilov
  • Publisher : Rowman Altamira
  • Release : 2005
  • ISBN : 9780759108554
  • Pages : 304 pages

Download or read book Women and Museums written by Victor J. Danilov and published by Rowman Altamira. This book was released on 2005 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Women and Museums is a comprehensive directory of museums for, by, and about women, providing information about interpretive themes, historical significance of collections, and cultural and social relevance to women, along with programming events and facility information. Useful cross-reference guides and accessible format provide quick and easy ways of finding information on America's women-related museums. Visit our website for sample chapters!

Book When China Rules the World

Download or read book When China Rules the World written by Martin Jacques and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009-11-12 with total page 631 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Greatly revised and expanded, with a new afterword, this update to Martin Jacques’s global bestseller is an essential guide to understanding a world increasingly shaped by Chinese power Soon, China will rule the world. But in doing so, it will not become more Western. Since the first publication of When China Rules the World, the landscape of world power has shifted dramatically. In the three years since the first edition was published, When China Rules the World has proved to be a remarkably prescient book, transforming the nature of the debate on China. Now, in this greatly expanded and fully updated edition, boasting nearly 300 pages of new material, and backed up by the latest statistical data, Martin Jacques renews his assault on conventional thinking about China’s ascendancy, showing how its impact will be as much political and cultural as economic, changing the world as we know it. First published in 2009 to widespread critical acclaim - and controversy - When China Rules the World: The End of the Western World and the Birth of a New Global Order has sold a quarter of a million copies, been translated into eleven languages, nominated for two major literary awards, and is the subject of an immensely popular TED talk.

Book The Historical Archaeology of Virginia from Initial Settlement to the Present

Download or read book The Historical Archaeology of Virginia from Initial Settlement to the Present written by Clarence R. Geier and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-02-10 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book includes six chapters that cover Virginia history from initial settlement through the 20th century plus one that deals with the important role of underwater archaeology. Written by prominent archaeologists with research experience in their respective topic areas, the chapters consider important issues of Virginia history and consider how the discipline of historic archaeology has addressed them and needs to address them . Changes in research strategy over time are discussed , and recommendations are made concerning the need to recognize the diverse and often differing roles and impacts that characterized the different regions of Virginia over the course of its historic past. Significant issues in Virginia history needing greater study are identified.