Ten thousand things : module and mass production in Chinese art / Lothar Ledderose.
Ten thousand things : module and mass production in Chinese art / Lothar Ledderose.
Ten thousand things : module and mass production in Chinese art / Lothar Ledderose.
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Princeton, N.J. ; Chichester : Princeton University Press, c2000.
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NQ709.51/49
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Language
English
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Physical content
265 p. : ill. (some col.), maps, ports. ; 29 cm.
Contents
1. The System of Script -- 2. Casting Bronze the Complicated Way -- 3. A Magic Army for the Emperor -- 4. Factory Art -- 5. Building Blocks, Brackets, and Beams -- 6. The Word in Print -- 7. The Bureaucracy of Hell -- 8. Freedom of the Brush?
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Princeton, N.J. ; Chichester : Princeton University Press, c2000.
Place of Publication
New Jersey
Date Published
c2000.
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Summary
"Originally presented as a series of Mellon lectures at the National Gallery of Art, Ten Thousand Things combines aesthetic and cultural insights with a rich variety of illustrations to make a new statement about Chinese art and society."--BOOK JACKET.
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Ten thousand things : module and mass production in Chinese art / Lothar Ledderose.
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Bollingen series ; XXXV : 46.
The A.W. Mellon lectures in the fine arts ; 1998.
1998 lecture in the A.W. Mellon series of lectures in the fine arts, held at the National Gallery of Art, Washington.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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c2000.
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NQ709.51/49
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ISBN
0691009570 (pbk.)
9780691006697 (cloth : alk. paper)
0691006695 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780691009575 (pbk.)
DDC
709.51
MMS ID
991011487959702626
