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Product Description: Standing guard around the tomb of Qin Shihuangdi, the ranks of a terracotta army bear silent witness to the vast power of the First Emperor of the Qin Dynasty, who unified China in 221 BCE. Six thousand warriors and horses make up the army, while chariots, a military guard, and a command post complete the host...read more
Hardcover:
9780674026971 | Harvard Univ Pr, November 1, 2007, cover price $40.00
Paperback:
9780674051331 | Harvard Univ Pr, May 1, 2010, cover price $24.95 | About this edition: Standing guard around the tomb of Qin Shihuangdi, the ranks of a terracotta army bear silent witness to the vast power of the First Emperor of the Qin Dynasty, who unified China in 221 BCE.
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9781426203800 | Natl Geographic Society, September 16, 2008, cover price $14.95
Explains why chinese silks and porcelains have been prized around the world for their fine textures and brilliant colours. This work explains why, describing the origins of these diverse achievements and setting them in their historical context alongside decorative arts such as lacquer, cloisonne and glass.
Paperback:
9780714124469 | British Museum Pubns Ltd, November 5, 2007, cover price $30.90 | About this edition: Explains why chinese silks and porcelains have been prized around the world for their fine textures and brilliant colours.
9780500279038 | Reprint edition (Thames & Hudson, September 1, 1996), cover price $27.50 | About this edition: New York, NY, Thames and Hudson, 1996.
9780500277003 | Thames & Hudson, April 1, 1993, cover price $24.95 | also contains The First Letter from New Spain: The Lost Petition of Cort‚s and His Company, June 20, 1519 | About this edition: For more than 1000 years Chinese silks and porcelain have been coveted and sought by peoples around the world.
Product Description: For many Westerners, the words "Chinese art" evoke visions of willow pattern landscapes on porcelain plates and teapots, Chinese wallpaper decorated with flowers, birds, and pagodas, and perhaps silk brocades. This beautiful book allows readers to see beyond such ornamental exports to the true nature of the art produced in China over millennia for a Chinese audience, whether the Emperor, the scholarly elite, the ordinary folk, or the furnishing of tombs and temples...read more
Hardcover:
9780674023895 | Harvard Univ Pr, November 30, 2006, cover price $22.95 | About this edition: For many Westerners, the words "Chinese art" evoke visions of willow pattern landscapes on porcelain plates and teapots, Chinese wallpaper decorated with flowers, birds, and pagodas, and perhaps silk brocades.
Paperback:
9781861892362 | Reaktion Books, August 30, 2005, cover price $35.00
Product Description: The publication follows on from the establishment of diplomatic relations with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, and visits there by scholars from the British Museum and British Library. The papers from the two days of study provide a unique insight into North Korean culture...read more
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9780861591510 | British Museum Pubns Ltd, December 31, 2004, cover price $40.00 | About this edition: The publication follows on from the establishment of diplomatic relations with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, and visits there by scholars from the British Museum and British Library.
Paperback:
9780714114873 | British Museum Pubns Ltd, August 1, 2000, cover price $24.99
9780500282021 | Thames & Hudson, April 1, 2000, cover price $27.50
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