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All Under Heaven
Davis W
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Description for All Under Heaven
Paperback. Diverse collection of maps, paintings, and illustrated texts-spanning five centuries-beautifully represents China's transformation. Series: Bruce Peel Special Collections Library. Num Pages: 128 pages, b/w illus, tables & maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 317 x 307 x 12. Weight in Grams: 1124.
Floyd Sully, a Canadian collector fascinated by practical yet beautiful representations of China, laboured over 15 years to assemble this beautiful collection focused on maps, documentary paintings, and illustrated texts. It features works produced inside China and abroad that were created for both Chinese and Western viewers. This publication explores important dimensions of Chinese visual culture and offers a diverse and telling set of perspectives on the Chinese world as it underwent a process of profound transformation spanning five centuries of artistic production through to modern times.
Floyd Sully, a Canadian collector fascinated by practical yet beautiful representations of China, laboured over 15 years to assemble this beautiful collection focused on maps, documentary paintings, and illustrated texts. It features works produced inside China and abroad that were created for both Chinese and Western viewers. This publication explores important dimensions of Chinese visual culture and offers a diverse and telling set of perspectives on the Chinese world as it underwent a process of profound transformation spanning five centuries of artistic production through to modern times.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
Series
Bruce Peel Special Collections Library
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
, Canada
ISBN
9781551953199
SKU
V9781551953199
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Ref
99-2
About Davis W
Walter Davis is an assistant professor in the Department of Art and Design and the Department of East Asian Studies at the University of Alberta.
Reviews for All Under Heaven
“Dealing with a highly original topic, this catalog showcases original materials rarely seen in a library and museum setting: 16th to 18th century Chinese manuscripts, and hand-colored woodblock prints,” said Cherry Williams, chair of the RBMS Exhibition Awards committee and curator of manuscripts at Indiana University. “Its rich information content, with extensive, well-written notes composed by curator Walter Davis, has ... Read more