Anthropological Series
Author | : Field Museum of Natural History |
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Total Pages | : 598 |
Release | : 1912 |
Genre | : Anthropology |
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Author | : Field Museum of Natural History |
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Total Pages | : 598 |
Release | : 1912 |
Genre | : Anthropology |
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Author | : American Art Association |
Publisher | : Forgotten Books |
Total Pages | : 58 |
Release | : 2017-10-27 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9780265821947 |
Excerpt from Catalogue of a Very Interesting and Valuable Collection of Chinese Art Objects, Imperial Treasures and Curios of Ancient and Modern Origin: Belonging to the Connoisseur Auguste F. Chamot, for Many Years a Prominent Resident of Pekin Mr. Auguste F. Chamot was born in Switzerland, The Cradle of Liberty, and from his earliest recollection was possessed of a spirit of restlessness, a burning desire to see the world. Strangely enough, just as the needle is drawn toward the Pole, his interest became attracted to and centred in China, and in 1883, several months be fore he was sixteen years old, he entered the Ancient City of Pekin with forty cents in his pocket. The Catholic Missionaries, to whom he appealed for advice and assistance, advanced him a little money, and built for him a hotel of three rooms - one for himself and two for his' guests. Here Mr. Chamot began hiscareer in China. From the first, the Hotel de Pékin, as it was grandiloquently styled, was a success, and after being several times enlarged, the wooden building finally gave place to an imposing structure of brick and granite; containing 400 rooms, favorably known to travellers from all parts of the world. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Total Pages | : 588 |
Release | : 1912 |
Genre | : Anthropology |
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Total Pages | : 604 |
Release | : 1912 |
Genre | : Anthropology |
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Author | : Berthold Laufer |
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Total Pages | : 598 |
Release | : 1912 |
Genre | : Nature |
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The two minerals nephrite and jadeite, popularly comprised under the name jade, belong to the hardest and most cherished materials of which primitive man availed himself in shaping his chisels, hatchets, ornaments, amulets and many other implements. Such objects, partially of considerable antiquity, have been found in many parts of the world--in Asia, New Zealand, in prehistoric Europe and America. -- Introduction.
Author | : Berthold Laufer |
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Total Pages | : 592 |
Release | : 1912 |
Genre | : Architecture |
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The two minerals nephrite and jadeite, popularly comprised under the name jade, belong to the hardest and most cherished materials of which primitive man availed himself in shaping his chisels, hatchets, ornaments, amulets and many other implements. Such objects, partially of considerable antiquity, have been found in many parts of the world--in Asia, New Zealand, in prehistoric Europe and America. The geographical areas occupied by nephrite are so extended that it may almost be classified with flint as one of those mineral substances utilized to a large extent by a great number of peoples. Since the localities where nephrite occurs in nature seem to be difficult to discover, and since nephrite was known for a long time as coming only from Asia and New Zealand, and jadeite merely from certain districts of Asia, the scientific world was being held in long suspense by what is known as the nephrite question. -- Introduction.
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Total Pages | : 808 |
Release | : 1908 |
Genre | : American literature |
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Author | : American Art Association |
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Total Pages | : |
Release | : 1907 |
Genre | : Art objects, Chinese |
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Total Pages | : 504 |
Release | : 1967 |
Genre | : Anthropology |
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Author | : Stanley Charles Nott |
Publisher | : Tuttle Publishing |
Total Pages | : 520 |
Release | : 2013-01-15 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 1462909663 |
This classic guide to Chinese jade is of great interest to art collectors and casual readers alike. First published in 1936 and since then a collector's item of increasing rarity, Chinese Jade Throughout the Ages comprises a review of the characteristics, decorations, folklore, and symbolism of this esteemed mineral that has always held a proud place among gems of the world. The book presents a full descriptive account of the significance and meaning of the carvings produced in this prize stone by Chinese craftsmen from the earliest times, through the Chou and succeeding dynasties, down to the twentieth century. The text is illustrated with a magnificent series of more than 350 reproductions in color, black and white, and line drawings of choice pieces selected from the chief Asian, European, and American collections. In addition the Chinese art history book explains no only the wealth of symbolic designs used in the decoration of jade but also a large number of the marks and devices by which collectors identify the origin and the date of valued pieces.