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5000 years of Chinese art
Title:
5000 years of Chinese art

Five thousand years of Chinese art
Author:
Guo, Guang (Editor), editor.
ISBN:
9781908175762
Physical Description:
279 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 27 cm
General Note:
Sewn; four hole stab binding. Printed on double leaves, some pages foldout.
Contents:
Prehistory, c.2 milion to 5,000 NP -- Pre-Qin Era, 2100 to 221 BC -- Qin and Han dynasties, 221 BC to 220 AD -- Three Kingdoms, Jin, Southern and Northern dynasties, 220 to 589 AD - Sui and Tang dynasties, 581 to 907 AD -- Five dynasties and Song dynasty, 907 to 1279 AD -- Liao, Jin and Yuan dynasties, 907 to 1368 AD -- Ming dynasty 1368 to 1644 AD -- Qing dynasty, 1644 to 1912 AD.
Abstract:
Nearly six hundred colour plates have been arranged chronologically, just one to a page in order to ensure sufficient space for each work of art. Brief text below explains its features and the story behind it. Paintings, works of calligraphy, sculptures and fine handicrafts alternate throughout, lending an almost musical rhythm to the reader.
Subject Term:
Field 805:
npmlib 10802279 N7340 A15 ysh
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