Acquiring Cultures

Acquiring Cultures
Author: Bénédicte Savoy
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages: 324
Release: 2018-12-03
Genre: Art
ISBN: 311054508X

As more parts of the world outside Europe became accessible =– and in the wake of social and technological developments in the 18th century – a growing number of exotic artefacts entered European markets. The markets for such objects thrived, while a collecting culture and museums emerged. This book provides insights into the methods and places of exchange, networks, prices, expertise, and valuation concepts, as well as the transfer and transport of these artefacts over 300 years and across four continents. The contributions are from international experts, including Ting Chang, Nélia Dias, Noëmie Etienne, Jonathan Fine, Philip Jones, Sylvester Okwunodu Ogbechie, Léa Saint-Raymond, and Masako Yamamoto.

A German-English Dictionary for Chemists

A German-English Dictionary for Chemists
Author: Austin M 1876-1956 Patterson
Publisher: Scholar Select
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2015-08-08
Genre:
ISBN: 9781296567972

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

'Noh'

'Noh'
Author: Ernest Fenollosa
Publisher:
Total Pages: 286
Release: 1917
Genre: Japanese drama
ISBN:

The Stonewares of Yixing

The Stonewares of Yixing
Author: Kuei-hsiang Lo
Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
Total Pages: 312
Release: 1986-01-01
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9789622091122

Despite its beauty, individuality and variety of design, the red or brown unglazed stoneware produced at Yixing in Jiangsu Province has received less attention than other branches of Chinese ceramic art. The Yixing potters have always specialized in the making of teapots, whose use became widespread during the Ming period as a result of the innovation of making tea from rolled leaves, rather than using it in the fine-ground, powdered from in which it had previously been supplied.