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Possessing the Past

1996 Art
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Release : 1996
Genre : Art
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Book Rating : 945/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Possessing the Past by : 國立故宮博物院

Download or read book Possessing the Past written by 國立故宮博物院. This book was released on 1996. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A major scholarly work, published in conjunction with the exhibition titled "Splendors of Imperial China: Treasures from the National Palace Museum, Taipei" (on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art during 1996, and scheduled for several other American cities during 1996-1997). Written by scholars of both Chinese and Western cultural backgrounds and conceived as a cultural history, the book synthesizes scholarship of the past three decades to present the historical and cultural significance of individual works of art and analyses of their aesthetic content, as well as reevaluation of the cultural dynamics of Chinese history. Includes some 600 illustrations, 436 in color. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Antiques Bizarre

2010 Fiction
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Release : 2010
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 21X/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Antiques Bizarre by : Barbara Allan

Download or read book Antiques Bizarre written by Barbara Allan. This book was released on 2010. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fourth work in the widely acclaimed, laugh-out-loud Trash n' Treasures series by the husband-and-wife writing team, "New York Times"-bestselling author Max Allan Collins and mystery-writer Barbara Collins.

New Treasures of the Past

1987 Human evolution
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Release : 1987
Genre : Human evolution
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Book Rating : 435/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis New Treasures of the Past by : Brian M. Fagan

Download or read book New Treasures of the Past written by Brian M. Fagan. This book was released on 1987. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Keeping Their Marbles

2018-02-08 Antiquities
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Release : 2018-02-08
Genre : Antiquities
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Book Rating : 185/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Keeping Their Marbles by : Tiffany Jenkins

Download or read book Keeping Their Marbles written by Tiffany Jenkins. This book was released on 2018-02-08. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the past two centuries and more, the West has acquired the treasures of antiquity to fill its museums, so that visitors to the British Museum in London, the Louvre in Paris and the Metropolitan in New York - to name but a few - can wonder at the ingenuity of humanity throughout the ages. However, in the opinion of most people, many of these items are looted property and should be returned immediately. In 'Keeping Their Marbles', Tiffany Jenkins tells the intriguing and sometimes bloody story of how the West came to acquire these treasures. Originally published: 2016.

Damascus

2001 Travel
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Release : 2001
Genre : Travel
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Book Rating : 991/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Damascus by : Brigid Keenan

Download or read book Damascus written by Brigid Keenan. This book was released on 2001. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Damascus, reputed to be the worldʹs oldest continually inhabited city, has enjoyed a history of immense grandeur, enormous political and mercantile power, and great cultural and artistic achievement. In addition to some of Islamʹs most magnificent architecture, such as the Umayyad Mosque, the city boasts a heritage of fairy-tale palaces and sumptuous private houses. Sadly, many of them are in urgent need of restoration. Brigid Keenan and Tim Beddow were given unprecedented access to the inner, "hidden" city, which has resulted in a book that is of immense importance to all concerned with the heritage of architecture in the Islamic world. The superb photographs include façades, courtyards, alleyways and fountains, and the breathtaking interiors that often lie behind the unassuming walls of the old town, with exquisite details in stone, wood, paint, marble, plaster, glass and mother-of-pearl. The whole, published with the generous support of Wafic Rida Said, forms a convincing and elegiac plea for the preservation of the heart of this historic ancient capital. -- Jacket.

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