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Outlines of Chinese symbolism and art motives : an alphabetical compendium of antique legends and beliefs, as reflected in the manners and customs of the Chinese / C. A. S. Williams.
Penn Museum Library GR335 .W53 1976
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Williams, C. A. S. (Charles Alfred Speed), 1884-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Folklore--China.
- Folklore.
- China.
- Symbolism.
- China--Social life and customs.
- Manners and customs.
- Physical Description:
- xxi, 472 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Edition:
- Third revised edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Dover Publications, 1976.
- Summary:
- This standard reference, long familiar to students of Chinese culture, emphasizes the historical, legendary, or supernatural persons, animals and objects as symbols in art and literature. 402 illustrations.
- Notes:
- Reprint of the 1941 ed. published by Kelly and Walsh, Shanghai.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Gift: Mrs. Lucker Lesley.
- ISBN:
- 0486233723 :
- OCLC:
- 2890332
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