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Illustrated Catalogue of an Important Collection of Antique Chinese Porcelains, Ancient Pottery, Fine Jades and Agates, Cloisonne Enamels, Beautiful Snuff Bottles, Carved Rhinoceros Horn, Bronzes and Other Objects


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Excerpt from Illustrated Catalogue of an Important Collection of Antique Chinese Porcelains, Ancient Pottery, Fine Jades and Agates, Cloisonne Enamels, Beautiful Snuff Bottles, Carved Rhinoceros Horn, Bronzes and Other Objects: Formed by Ernest Marsh, J. P., Of Haselmore, Surrey, England, and Recently on Loan Exhibition at the Public Museum and Art Gallery, Kingston-Upon-Thames Storage charges will be made upon all purchases not removed within ten days from the date of the sale thereof. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.




Copper and Bronze in Art


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This is a review of 190 years of literature on copper and its alloys. It integrates information on pigments, corrosion and minerals, and discusses environmental conditions, conservation methods, ancient and historical technologies.




Corcoran Gallery of Art


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This authoritative catalogue of the Corcoran Gallery of Art's renowned collection of pre-1945 American paintings will greatly enhance scholarly and public understanding of one of the finest and most important collections of historic American art in the world. Composed of more than 600 objects dating from 1740 to 1945.




Lacquerware in Asia, Today and Yesterday


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Dating back several thousand years, the art of lacquer is one of the most ancient expressions of Asian culture, and this publication provides an overview of the different kinds of methods and materials used in Cambodia, China, India, Korea, Japan, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. The number of people employed in this ancestral art has fallen dramatically throughout Asia in recent decades, and this book considers the challenges to its survival as well as highlighting the importance of documenting past and modern procedures.