Download or read book The Emperor s Riddle written by Kat Zhang and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-05-02 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During a family trip to China, eleven-year-old Mia Chen and her older brother Jake follow clues and solve riddles in hopes of finding their missing Aunt Lin and, perhaps, a legendary treasure.
Download or read book Emperors Treasures written by Jay Xu and published by Asian Art Museum . This book was released on 2016-06-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Emperors' Treasures features artworks from the renowned National Palace Museum, Taipei. It encompasses paintings, calligraphy, bronzes, ceramics, lacquer ware, jades, and textiles exemplifying the finest craftsmanship and imperial taste. The Chinese art book book explores the identities of eight Chinese rulers—seven emperors and one empress—who reigned from the early 12th through early 20th centuries. They are portrayed in a story line that highlights artworks of their eras, from the dignified Song to the coarse yet subtle Yuan, and from the brilliant Ming until the final, dazzling Qing period. Emperors' Treasures examines each ruler's distinct contribution to the arts and how each developed his or her aesthetic and connoisseurship.
Download or read book The Emperor s treasure written by Patric Nystrom and published by Eken Press. This book was released on 2020-12-11 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is spring, and the Vikings are preparing to set sail for Miklagard! But Siri is told she has to stay behind! Her Dad, the chieftain, says that the journey is too dangerous for a little girl. But if he thinks that is going to stop her, he’s wrong. She stows away on his ship. Aboard the same ship is a mysterious box meant to be delivered to the Emperor himself. But the villainous duo Ivar and Grim are eager to get their hands on the box, and Siri has to use all her courage and cleverness to protect it. Luckily, she is helped by Zack, a mysterious boy she meets in Miklagard. But who is he really?
Download or read book The Emperors of China written by Christopher Hibbert and published by Stonehenge Press (VA). This book was released on 1981 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Text and lavish photographs present the artistic treasures of Ch'in Shih Huang-ti, first Chinese emperor, and his successors.
Download or read book Emperor Qianlong s Hidden Treasures written by Nicole T. C. Chiang and published by Hong Kong University Press. This book was released on 2019-08-15 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this stunning reassessment, Nicole T. C. Chiang argues that the famous Qianlong art collection is really ‘the collection of the imperial household in the Qianlong reign’. The distinction is significant because it strips away the modern, Eurocentric preconceptions that have led scholars to misconstrue the size of the collection, the role of nationalism in its formation, the distinction between art and artifact, and the actual involvement of the emperor in assembling the collection. No one interested in Chinese art will be able to ignore the ramifications of this important study. Emperor Qianlong’s Hidden Treasures: Reconsidering the Collection of the Qing Imperial Household argues that the size of the collection was actually smaller than previously stated. Moreover, the idea that the collection put the whole of the empire on display (and thereby promoted political unity) does not square with the reality that most of the collection was hidden away. Instead, the collection was primarily for the emperor’s gaze alone. Chiang further explains that the collection was largely the product of work done by many specialists working at the Qianlong court, noting that the emperor often assumed a more supervisory role. Preliminary drawings, patterns, models, and prototypes of the items made in the imperial workshops also formed an important part of the collection, as they served to establish standardized models used to run the imperial household. The collection was thus both broader and narrower than previously stated. ‘Chiang has identified many misguided assumptions about the Qing imperial collection. In their place, she proposes a new definition of an imperial collection that does not give primacy to art objects. This bold revisionist thesis may be controversial, but it is important and deserves to be read widely for this exact reason.’ —Dorothy Ko, Barnard College, Columbia University ‘Chiang makes a new argument which will contribute to the literature on Qing imperial art. She shows that a distinction should be made between the Qianlong emperor’s activities in commissioning objects from the palace workshop and his activities in accumulating, assessing, and cataloguing objects that went into what she calls the “imperial household collection.” This work will attract wide attention from scholars in art history.’ —Evelyn S. Rawski, University of Pittsburgh
Download or read book The Emperor of the Primordial World written by Wu KongDaoRen and published by Funstory. This book was released on 2019-12-03 with total page 910 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A bastard son of a marquis who had become a slave had encountered a girl that claimed to be a blood robed emperor ... From this moment onwards, he had been tasked with the task of opening the heavens and becoming the ruler of the empire.
Download or read book The Emperor s Treasure written by Daniel Leston and published by . This book was released on 2013-12-04 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Upon returning to New England after a long hiatus overseas, Prof. David Manning quickly finds himself involved in yet another extraordinary archaeological adventure---one 500 years in the making. Drawn into an investigation of a mysterious and brutal murder in the desert country of West Texas, his determined effort to find the perpetrators sets him on the hunt for a lost Aztec treasure beyond all imagining.Both are inextricably entwined.Pitted against a ruthless, multi-millionaire descendant of one of the original conquistadors---a man who will stop at nothing to gain the prize---Manning finds himself contending at every turn with an array of cold-blooded killers, all equally unwavering in their desire to see him dead.*3rd Adventure of Professor David Manning
Download or read book The Emperor s Army written by Virginia Pilegard and published by Pelican Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the second century, B.C., a scholar and his son are forced to flee the palace of China's first emperor, and while living in exile the boy discovers that a great terra-cotta army is being built.
Download or read book The Emperor and the Nightingale written by Fiona Waters and published by Bloomsbury Pub Limited. This book was released on 2000-11-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An emperor learns that the natural voice of the nightingale is more beautiful than the song of an artificial one.
Download or read book The Emperor s Pearl written by Robert van Gulik and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2010-10-15 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It all begins on the night of the Poo-yang dragonboat races in 699 A.D.: a drummer in the leading boat collapses, and the body of a beautiful young woman turns up in a deserted country mansion. There, Judge Dee—tribunal magistrate, inquisitor, and public avenger—steps in to investigate the murders and return order to the Tang Dynasty. In The Emperor’s Pearl, the judge discovers that these two deaths are connected by an ancient tragedy involving a near-legendary treasure stolen from the Imperial Harem one hundred years earlier. The terrifying figure of the White Lady, a river goddess enshrined on a bloodstained altar, looms in the background of the investigation. Clues are few and elusive, but under the expert hand of Robert van Gulik, this mythic jigsaw puzzle assembles itself into a taut mystery. “If you have not yet discovered Judge Dee and his faithful Sgt. Hoong, I envy you that initial pleasure which comes from the discovery of a great detective story. For the magistrate of Poo-yang belongs in that select group of fictional detectives headed by the renowned Sherlock Holmes.”—Robert Kirsch, Los AngelesTimes “The title of this book and the book itself have much in common. Each is a jewel, a rare and precious find.”—AtlantaTimes
Download or read book Memoirs Illustrating the History of Napoleon I from 1802 to 1815 written by Claude-François baron de Méneval and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Journal of the Private Life and Conversations of the Emperor Napoleon at Saint Helena written by Emmanuel-Auguste-Dieudonné comte de Las Cases and published by . This book was released on 1823 with total page 792 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Memoirs of the life exile and conversations of the Emperor Napoleon by the Count de Las Cases written by Comte Emmanuel-Auguste-Dieudonné de Las Cases and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2013-02-25 with total page 668 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before the shattering of the Napoleonic empire in 1815, Count Las Cases had served loyally for many years in the council of state. However, his most important service was to come after he followed his Emperor into exile on St. Helena. During his time with Napoleon on the “Rock in the Atlantic”, he was to write down all that he heard from the Emperor’s mouth, as clear a stream of his thoughts and reminiscences as were ever recorded. He was to eventually publish these entries as the “Memoirs of the life...”, also known as the Mémorial de St. Hélène. They stand as a classic not just of the history of Napoleon’s times, but also of the history of the first year of his banishment. Ranging from his earliest days in Corsica to the ranging battlefields of his career, Napoleon speaks through these pages as in no other of the sources left to us today. Essential reading and the birth of the Napoleonic legend. Author — Las Cases, Emmanuel-Auguste-Dieudonné, comte de, 1766-1842. Text taken, whole and complete, from the edition published in 1855, New York, by Red Field. Original Page Count – 400 pages. Illustrations — 4.
Download or read book Eternally Blood Emperor written by Bu Zui and published by Funstory. This book was released on 2019-12-31 with total page 651 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sometimes, only by being hurt to the point of heartache can he has the courage and determination to return. Sometimes extraordinary power brings people not glory and respect, but fear and jealousy of others. Ye Ya's outstanding powerful ability caused the jealousy of his leader. He was secretly killed by him. With great shock and grief, he vowed secretly that if he could relive his life, he would never let those with ulterior motives hurt him. He died but was born again. Unfortunately, in this life, he only had low-level martial arts and could only obey the orders and arrangements of others. He was assigned to be a low-ranking patriarch, what he could do was accepting. But with the memory of the previous life, how can he be willing to be an ordinary person? He wants to resist in trouble, and cultivate the martial arts so that to be the strongest. Those who have bullied him and framed him will pay a painful price! ☆About the Author☆ Bu Zui, an excellent online novelist, has rich imagination and creativity. His novels have rich twists and turns, fascinating, smooth writing, and humorous language.
Download or read book Saint Sovereign of Primordial World written by Gui LaiDeFeng and published by Funstory. This book was released on 2020-05-29 with total page 636 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The last time he woke up, he thought he was dead. When he woke up again, he thought he had transmigrated. He wanted to take the beautiful and carefree mortals with him, but this damned world was determined to force him onto the path of a supreme being ... [Close]
Download or read book Memoirs to Serve for the History of Napoleon I written by Claude-François baron de Méneval and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Devil Emperor s Beloved Consort written by Tong Tong and published by Funstory. This book was released on 2020-01-09 with total page 531 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The cherry blossoms blew in the wind, bringing up a thousand layers of snow.Inside the red tent, two stacked figures could be seen in the pair of eyes that were as cold as the night sky and as cold as Ruo Bing's snow.The killing intent on the cold-looking man dissipated bit by bit like an invisible net, enveloping the Phoenix Confinement Arena.The sound of clothes ripping could be heard from within the tent, mixed with the low moans that caused one's blood to boil."If you have no fragrance, the world has no fragrance." The man's voice, filled with a hint of lustful desire, came from the curtain. He heaved a low sigh."Heh ..." The woman's voice was sweet and gentle, like a smile, but also like a sigh. It carried with it a sense of inborn nobility, but it was also mixed with a strange feeling that caused one's heart to waver.A few human figures soundlessly appeared, blocking the pair of eyes that were embracing the night sky.The man in the veil had once said that as long as you came to the palace, he would take his most beloved woman in front of him."On the Phoenix Prison platform, the quilts were like flowers, unfolding layer by layer, as if they were spring water, slowly pouring down from the steps and filling the whole area with cherry blossoms."
