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UNESCO General History of Africa, Vol. I, Abridged Edition


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"This volume covers the period from the end of the Neolithic era to the beginning of the seventh century of our era. This lengthy period includes the civilization of Ancient Egypt, the history of Nubia, Ethiopia, North Africa and the Sahara, as well as of the other regions of the continent and its islands."--Publisher's description




The Chinese Encounter with Opium


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"This work does not focus on the purley political role played, but indicates the impact on daily life and the genesis of a narcotic culture which soon evolved." -- Jacket.




Beyond Chinoiserie


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The complex interweaving of different Western visions of China had a profound impact on artistic exchange between China and the West during the nineteenth century. Beyond Chinoiserie addresses the complexity of this exchange. While the playful Western “vision of Cathay” formed in the previous century continued to thrive, a more realistic vision of China was increasingly formed through travel accounts, paintings, watercolors, prints, book illustrations, and photographs. Simultaneously, the new discipline of sinology led to a deepening of the understanding of Chinese cultural history. Leading and emerging scholars in the fields of art history, literary studies and material culture, have authored the ten essays in this book, which deal with artistic relations between China and the West at a time when Western powers’ attempts to extend a sphere of influence in China led to increasingly hostile political interactions.







Catalogue de la belle collection de porcelaines de Chine, du Japon, de Saxe, Croenenbourg et autres, faïences anciennes de Delft, etc. grès anciens, dinanderies anciennes, belles armes des XVIe, XVIIe & XVIIIe siècles, armes orientales, vitraux du XVIIe siècle, anciennes verroteries de Venise et d'Allemagne, ivoires sculptés, miniatures et objets de vitrine, collection de cannes, de pipes, etc., etc., délaissés par feu M. Edouard Delpier de Mielen ...


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