Asia in the Making of Europe. Volume 2A : A Century of Wonder. Book 1: The Visual Arts

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lach, Donald F. (Donald Frederick), 1917-2000.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Asia--Discovery and exploration.

Asia.

East and West--History.

East and West.

Europe--Civilization--Oriental influences--History.

Europe.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (412 pages)

Place of Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is the second volume in a series that traces, century by century, the role of Asia in the making of Europe. The rise to world dominance of the Western nations in modern times and the rapid industrial growth of the West, which outpaced the East in technical and military achievements, have led to a historical eclipse of the ancient and brilliant cultures of Asia. Historican Donald F. Lach, in his influential scholarly work, Asia in the Making of Europe, points out that an eclipse is never permanent, that this one was never total, and that there was a period in early mod

Contents:

Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter I: Collections of Curiosities; Chapter II: The Individual Arts; Chapter III: The Iconography of Asian Animals; Chapter IV: Epilogue: Naturalism, Symbolism, and Ornament; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliography and index.

OCLC:

814522446