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THE ART OF CHINA : SPIRIT AND SOCIETY

THE ART OF CHINA : SPIRIT AND SOCIETY

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THE ART OF CHINA : SPIRIT AND SOCIETY

by Werner Speiser; (Translated from the German By George Lawrence)

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New York, NY: Greystone Press, 1960. First Edition, First Thus . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Text/NEW & Bright. Gilt embossed brown linen boards/Fine. DJ/VG; strong & sound w/closed tears to edges. Survey of some 3,000 years of Chinese art and civilization. German, Asian art historian Werner Walter Paul Speiser (1908 - 1965) reviews "porcelain & sillkm lacquer, paper, tea, wisdom, poetry & philosphy" by epoch. 258 pgs, w/maps & 62 color plates in 10 chapters: I, Introduction; II, Antiquity; III, The Feudal Age; IV, The United State; V, The Time of Troubles; VI, The Classical Age;; VII, Time of Withdrawal; VIII, The Age of the Academy; IX, The Age of the Bourgeoisie; X, The Age of Political Thought , followed by appendics & glossary.

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Title
THE ART OF CHINA : SPIRIT AND SOCIETY
Author
Werner Speiser; (Translated from the German By George Lawrence)
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Hardcover
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Used - Near Fine
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First Edition, First Thus
Publisher
Greystone Press
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Date Published
1960
Keywords
Art History/China
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