sparhawk
January 24th, 2004, 06:18 PM
Some interesting books available at Paragon Books:
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From: paragon@paragonbook.com
Subject: New Arrivals: Painted Splendor
Date: January 23, 2004 10:53:42 AM EST
To: landrade@sorocabana.net
HAPPY NEW YEAR OF THE MONKEY!
**NEW ARRIVALS**
Proser, Adriana & Malenka, Sally & Price, Beth A.: PAINTED SPLENDOR: THE CONTEXT AND CONSERVATION OF A CHINESE RECEPTION HALL IN THE PHILADEPHIA MUSEUM OF ART with a Foreword by Klaas Ruitenbeek 8 x 11", 48 pp., 40 color and 7 b/w illustrations, paper, Philadelphia, 2004.
Those who are interested in Chinese architecture, especially the restoration and conservation of Chinese halls and its painted decorations, will find this book an indispensable reference. Based on the study of the Philadelphia Museum of Art renowned Ming dynasty reception hall, this volume provides important new research with regard to its history and painted decoration. Item # 28761 ISBN 0876331770 (Philadelphia Museum of Art) Price: $18.00
http://www.paragonbook.com/html/browsesubj/fullcitation.cfm?item=28761
Pal, Pratapaditya: ASIAN ART AT THE NORTON SIMON MUSEUM VOLUME 2: ART FROM THE HIMALAYAS AND CHINA 9.75 x 11.5", 288 pp., 211 color and 57 b/w illustrations, cloth, d.j., New Haven, 2003.
Volume 2 concentrates on sculptures and paintings from the Indian states of Jammu, Kashmir, and Himachal Pradesh, as well as the countries of Nepal, Tibet, and China. These works date from the fifth to the twentieth century. The collection?s many highlights include Buddhist bronzes from Nepal, folk bronzes from Himachal Pradesh, and thankas and metalwork from Tibet. Item # 27419 ISBN 0300099266 (Yale University Press) Price: $75.00
http://www.paragonbook.com/html/browsesubj/fullcitation.cfm?item=27419
Musee National de Ceramique: L'ODYSSEE DE LA PORCELAINE CHINOISE 8.75 x 11.25", 255 pp., more than 210 color plates, bibliography, text in French, illustrated color boards, Paris, 2003.
An exhibition of Chinese export porcelain from the Museums of Limoges and Sevres. Discussed is the importance of Chinese export porcelain and its influences on Europe, Near and Middle East, Africa, India and Southeast Asia through their trade with the Arabs and the Dutch. Item # 28592 ISBN 2711846016 (Reunion des Musees Nationaux) Price: $79.95
http://www.paragonbook.com/html/browsesubj/fullcitation.cfm?item=28592
Musee National des Arts Asiatiques: CONFUCIUS: A L'AUBE DE L'HUMANISME CHINOIS 9.25 x 11.5", 214 pp., 163 color plates, text in French with an essay in Chinese, paper, Paris, 2003.
This exhibition illustrates the concept of ancestor worship, and its corollary of filial piety through an impressive series of ritual bornzes; then explores harmony and propriety in daily life through a rare set of narrative low reliefs. Precious fragments of stone, vestiges of the first corpus of Confucian writing, collected during the Han dynasty at the end of the 2nd century A.D. reveal how the master's thinking was appropriated by the government and its educated officials. Item # 28591 ISBN 2711845982 (Reunion des Musees Nationaux) Price: $79.95
http://www.paragonbook.com/html/browsesubj/fullcitation.cfm?item=28591
National Palace Museum: PIJING ZHANJI: SHIQI SHIJI HOU DE TAIWAN Into the Wilderness: Taiwan During the 17th to 19th Centuries 8.25 x 11.25", 63 pp., illustrations and maps in color, text and captions in English and Chinese, paper, Taipei, 2003.
Taiwan was part of the Chinese empire between 1683 when she was annexed by the Ch'ing dynasty, and 1895, when she was ceded to Japan. To the history of the island during this period the National Palace Museum's rich collection of historical documents bears authentic testimony. The presentation is made up of 7 sections: "A Beautiful Island," "Exchange of Commodities," "Aborigines at the Capital," "Sketches of Taiwan," "Stories Told through Copper Engravings," "History Attested by Records," and "New Policies of the Late Ch'ing." Item # 28699 ISBN 9575624424 (National Palace Museum) Price: $24.95
http://www.paragonbook.com/html/browsesubj/fullcitation.cfm?item=28699
National Palace Museum: QUNFANGPU: NUXING DE XINGXIANG YU CAIHUA Blossoming Through the Ages: Women in Chinese Art and Culture from the Museum Collection 8 x 11.75", 199 pp., fully illustrated in color, English introduction, main text in Chinese, brief English captions with detail Chinese captions, paper, Taipei, 2003.
This special exhibition is divided into 3 categories. The first category is entitled "Images of Beauty and Refinement". The second category in the exhibition is "Occupations of Skills and Tradition." The third category of the exhibit is entitled "Talent in Arts and Crafts." These selected works in the exhibition comes from the Museum collection and span a length of 3,000 years in Chinese history, from the Western Chou dynasty to the Republican period. Item # 28701 ISBN 9575624432 (National Palace Museum) Price: $85.00
http://www.paragonbook.com/html/browsesubj/fullcitation.cfm?item=28701
National Palace Museum: FU ER MO SHI: SHIQI SHIJI DE TAIWAN, HELAN YU DONGYA Ilha Formosa: The Emergence of Taiwan on the World Scene in the 17th Century 8 x 11.75", 249 pp., fully illustrated in color, text in Chinese, captions in Chinese and English, paper, Taipei, 2003.
One of the major events at the National Palace Museum for year 2003 is this exhibition on Formosa and its emergence in the 17th century. This exhibition borrowed artifacts from 38 museums and private connoisseurs, both domestic and abroad, more than 300 artifacts that are in one way or another related to the historical development of Taiwan. Item # 28700 ISBN 9575624416 (National Palace Museum) Price: $55.00
http://www.paragonbook.com/html/browsesubj/fullcitation.cfm?item=28700
National Palace Museum: CHENGHUA CIQI TEZHAN TULU Catalogue of the Special Exhibition of Ch'eng-Hua Porcelain Ware 1465-1487 8 x 11.75", 199 pp., more than 200 color plates, text in Chinese, paper, Taipei, 2003.
This exhibition features renowned Chenghua porcelain in the collection of the National Palace Museum, grouping them thematically such as dragon plates, 'three-friends' plates, bird-and-flower cups, and 'Eight Treasures' stemcups. Multiple items of each type are illustrated, which offer insights into the techical and stylistic developments that occurred uring the twenty-three years of the Chenghua era. Item # 28698 ISBN 9575624491 (National Palace Museum) Price: $65.00
http://www.paragonbook.com/html/browsesubj/fullcitation.cfm?item=28698
Honolulu Academy of Arts: MASTERPIECES OF LANDSCAPE: UKIYO-E PRINTS FROM THE HONOLULU ACADEMY OF ARTS 9 x 12", 263 pp., 300 color plates, Forword by Stephen Little and essay by Julia M. White in English, captions in Japanese and English, main text in Japanese, illustrated boards, Honolulu, 2003.
Exhibitions were held in Chiba, Akita, Yamaguchi, Shizoka, and Oita in the year 2003. Item # 28574 (Honolulu Academy of Arts) Price: $45.00
http://www.paragonbook.com/html/browsesubj/fullcitation.cfm?item=28574
Calza, Gian Carlo: HOKUSAI 10 x 11.75", 520 pp., some 700 illustrations, most in color, glossary, bibliography, index of works by Hokusai, general index, cloth, d.j., London, 2003.
Comprising introductory essays, seven chapters embracing Hokusai's entire career and some 700 illustrations, it presents and analyses a large selection of Hokusai's finest works in all media, covering his whole career and giving a scholarly and up-to-date interpretation of the artist and his significance. Item # 28712 ISBN 0714843040 (Phaidon) Price: $95.00
http://www.paragonbook.com/html/browsesubj/fullcitation.cfm?item=28712
Anninos, Tony: THOKCHA: THE ANCIENT AMULETS OF TIBET (HARDCOVER) A Private Collection of 108 Miniature Masterpieces 8 x 11.5", ", approx. 60 pp., 108 items illustrated in color, textured brown boards, San Francisco, 2000.
A study of Tibetan amulets illustrated with 108 fine examples from the Max Maxwell collection. Item # 28722 Price: $75.00
http://www.paragonbook.com/html/browsesubj/fullcitation.cfm?item=28722
Thank you for your continuing support.
Paragon Book Gallery, Inc.
1507 S Michigan Ave
Chicago, IL 60605
T: 312-663-5155
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From: paragon@paragonbook.com
Subject: New Arrivals: Painted Splendor
Date: January 23, 2004 10:53:42 AM EST
To: landrade@sorocabana.net
HAPPY NEW YEAR OF THE MONKEY!
**NEW ARRIVALS**
Proser, Adriana & Malenka, Sally & Price, Beth A.: PAINTED SPLENDOR: THE CONTEXT AND CONSERVATION OF A CHINESE RECEPTION HALL IN THE PHILADEPHIA MUSEUM OF ART with a Foreword by Klaas Ruitenbeek 8 x 11", 48 pp., 40 color and 7 b/w illustrations, paper, Philadelphia, 2004.
Those who are interested in Chinese architecture, especially the restoration and conservation of Chinese halls and its painted decorations, will find this book an indispensable reference. Based on the study of the Philadelphia Museum of Art renowned Ming dynasty reception hall, this volume provides important new research with regard to its history and painted decoration. Item # 28761 ISBN 0876331770 (Philadelphia Museum of Art) Price: $18.00
http://www.paragonbook.com/html/browsesubj/fullcitation.cfm?item=28761
Pal, Pratapaditya: ASIAN ART AT THE NORTON SIMON MUSEUM VOLUME 2: ART FROM THE HIMALAYAS AND CHINA 9.75 x 11.5", 288 pp., 211 color and 57 b/w illustrations, cloth, d.j., New Haven, 2003.
Volume 2 concentrates on sculptures and paintings from the Indian states of Jammu, Kashmir, and Himachal Pradesh, as well as the countries of Nepal, Tibet, and China. These works date from the fifth to the twentieth century. The collection?s many highlights include Buddhist bronzes from Nepal, folk bronzes from Himachal Pradesh, and thankas and metalwork from Tibet. Item # 27419 ISBN 0300099266 (Yale University Press) Price: $75.00
http://www.paragonbook.com/html/browsesubj/fullcitation.cfm?item=27419
Musee National de Ceramique: L'ODYSSEE DE LA PORCELAINE CHINOISE 8.75 x 11.25", 255 pp., more than 210 color plates, bibliography, text in French, illustrated color boards, Paris, 2003.
An exhibition of Chinese export porcelain from the Museums of Limoges and Sevres. Discussed is the importance of Chinese export porcelain and its influences on Europe, Near and Middle East, Africa, India and Southeast Asia through their trade with the Arabs and the Dutch. Item # 28592 ISBN 2711846016 (Reunion des Musees Nationaux) Price: $79.95
http://www.paragonbook.com/html/browsesubj/fullcitation.cfm?item=28592
Musee National des Arts Asiatiques: CONFUCIUS: A L'AUBE DE L'HUMANISME CHINOIS 9.25 x 11.5", 214 pp., 163 color plates, text in French with an essay in Chinese, paper, Paris, 2003.
This exhibition illustrates the concept of ancestor worship, and its corollary of filial piety through an impressive series of ritual bornzes; then explores harmony and propriety in daily life through a rare set of narrative low reliefs. Precious fragments of stone, vestiges of the first corpus of Confucian writing, collected during the Han dynasty at the end of the 2nd century A.D. reveal how the master's thinking was appropriated by the government and its educated officials. Item # 28591 ISBN 2711845982 (Reunion des Musees Nationaux) Price: $79.95
http://www.paragonbook.com/html/browsesubj/fullcitation.cfm?item=28591
National Palace Museum: PIJING ZHANJI: SHIQI SHIJI HOU DE TAIWAN Into the Wilderness: Taiwan During the 17th to 19th Centuries 8.25 x 11.25", 63 pp., illustrations and maps in color, text and captions in English and Chinese, paper, Taipei, 2003.
Taiwan was part of the Chinese empire between 1683 when she was annexed by the Ch'ing dynasty, and 1895, when she was ceded to Japan. To the history of the island during this period the National Palace Museum's rich collection of historical documents bears authentic testimony. The presentation is made up of 7 sections: "A Beautiful Island," "Exchange of Commodities," "Aborigines at the Capital," "Sketches of Taiwan," "Stories Told through Copper Engravings," "History Attested by Records," and "New Policies of the Late Ch'ing." Item # 28699 ISBN 9575624424 (National Palace Museum) Price: $24.95
http://www.paragonbook.com/html/browsesubj/fullcitation.cfm?item=28699
National Palace Museum: QUNFANGPU: NUXING DE XINGXIANG YU CAIHUA Blossoming Through the Ages: Women in Chinese Art and Culture from the Museum Collection 8 x 11.75", 199 pp., fully illustrated in color, English introduction, main text in Chinese, brief English captions with detail Chinese captions, paper, Taipei, 2003.
This special exhibition is divided into 3 categories. The first category is entitled "Images of Beauty and Refinement". The second category in the exhibition is "Occupations of Skills and Tradition." The third category of the exhibit is entitled "Talent in Arts and Crafts." These selected works in the exhibition comes from the Museum collection and span a length of 3,000 years in Chinese history, from the Western Chou dynasty to the Republican period. Item # 28701 ISBN 9575624432 (National Palace Museum) Price: $85.00
http://www.paragonbook.com/html/browsesubj/fullcitation.cfm?item=28701
National Palace Museum: FU ER MO SHI: SHIQI SHIJI DE TAIWAN, HELAN YU DONGYA Ilha Formosa: The Emergence of Taiwan on the World Scene in the 17th Century 8 x 11.75", 249 pp., fully illustrated in color, text in Chinese, captions in Chinese and English, paper, Taipei, 2003.
One of the major events at the National Palace Museum for year 2003 is this exhibition on Formosa and its emergence in the 17th century. This exhibition borrowed artifacts from 38 museums and private connoisseurs, both domestic and abroad, more than 300 artifacts that are in one way or another related to the historical development of Taiwan. Item # 28700 ISBN 9575624416 (National Palace Museum) Price: $55.00
http://www.paragonbook.com/html/browsesubj/fullcitation.cfm?item=28700
National Palace Museum: CHENGHUA CIQI TEZHAN TULU Catalogue of the Special Exhibition of Ch'eng-Hua Porcelain Ware 1465-1487 8 x 11.75", 199 pp., more than 200 color plates, text in Chinese, paper, Taipei, 2003.
This exhibition features renowned Chenghua porcelain in the collection of the National Palace Museum, grouping them thematically such as dragon plates, 'three-friends' plates, bird-and-flower cups, and 'Eight Treasures' stemcups. Multiple items of each type are illustrated, which offer insights into the techical and stylistic developments that occurred uring the twenty-three years of the Chenghua era. Item # 28698 ISBN 9575624491 (National Palace Museum) Price: $65.00
http://www.paragonbook.com/html/browsesubj/fullcitation.cfm?item=28698
Honolulu Academy of Arts: MASTERPIECES OF LANDSCAPE: UKIYO-E PRINTS FROM THE HONOLULU ACADEMY OF ARTS 9 x 12", 263 pp., 300 color plates, Forword by Stephen Little and essay by Julia M. White in English, captions in Japanese and English, main text in Japanese, illustrated boards, Honolulu, 2003.
Exhibitions were held in Chiba, Akita, Yamaguchi, Shizoka, and Oita in the year 2003. Item # 28574 (Honolulu Academy of Arts) Price: $45.00
http://www.paragonbook.com/html/browsesubj/fullcitation.cfm?item=28574
Calza, Gian Carlo: HOKUSAI 10 x 11.75", 520 pp., some 700 illustrations, most in color, glossary, bibliography, index of works by Hokusai, general index, cloth, d.j., London, 2003.
Comprising introductory essays, seven chapters embracing Hokusai's entire career and some 700 illustrations, it presents and analyses a large selection of Hokusai's finest works in all media, covering his whole career and giving a scholarly and up-to-date interpretation of the artist and his significance. Item # 28712 ISBN 0714843040 (Phaidon) Price: $95.00
http://www.paragonbook.com/html/browsesubj/fullcitation.cfm?item=28712
Anninos, Tony: THOKCHA: THE ANCIENT AMULETS OF TIBET (HARDCOVER) A Private Collection of 108 Miniature Masterpieces 8 x 11.5", ", approx. 60 pp., 108 items illustrated in color, textured brown boards, San Francisco, 2000.
A study of Tibetan amulets illustrated with 108 fine examples from the Max Maxwell collection. Item # 28722 Price: $75.00
http://www.paragonbook.com/html/browsesubj/fullcitation.cfm?item=28722
Thank you for your continuing support.
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Chicago, IL 60605
T: 312-663-5155
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