[PDF] China Or Illustrations Of The Symbols Philosophy Antiquities And Literature Of The Chinese eBook

Author : Samuel Kidd
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 445 pages
File Size : 12,39 MB
Release : 2024-08-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 3368888943

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Reprint of the original, first published in 1841.

Author : Charles Alfred Speed Williams
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 20,11 MB
Release : 1976-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780486233727

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Describes historical, legendary, and supernatural persons, animals, and objects that recur as symbols in Oriental art and literature

Author : John Minford
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 1252 pages
File Size : 28,93 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780231096775

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Contains English translations of Chinese writings drawn from throughout a period of four hundred years, including poems, drama, fiction, songs, biographies, and early works of philosophy and history; arranged chronologically and by genre, with introductory quotes and comments.

Author : Charles Alfred Speed Williams
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 29,85 MB
Release : 1999-08
Category : China
ISBN : 9780785811268

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"The Eight Immortals, the five elements, the dragon and the phoenix, yin and yang -- representations of these important cultural symbols are pervasive in Chinese art and architecture. Indeed, without an understanding of their significance, much Asian art cannot be fully appreciated." "In this comprehensive handbook, C.A.S. Williams offers concise explanations of these essential symbols and motifs. The book is an unabridged reprint of the third edition of Outlines of Chinese Symbolism and Art Motives, published in Shanghai in 1941, a work that has become a standard reference volume for students of China and Chinese culture." "Arranged alphabetically for easy access, the book not only explains essential cultural symbols, but also contains many articles on Chinese beliefs, customs, arts and crafts, food, agriculture, and medicine." "For those China-bound, Chinese Symbolism and Art Motifs is an indispensable guide to the Middle Kingdom's artistic and architectural wonders. For the general reader, it is an essential compendium of sinological lore. Book jacket."--Jacket.

Author : William Duckworth
Publisher : Associated University Presse
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 13,65 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780838757383

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This book is a collection of essays and original material that introduces the avant-garde artist-collaborators, La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela to those unfamiliar with their life and art, as well as providing the more acquainted readers with new and useful insights and analyses of the fundamental issues in their life and work. The book explores the recurring themes that have influenced Young's minimalist music and Zazeela's ongoing engagement with the use of light in art. These themes include the importance of nature and its natural shapes and sounds, the importance of mathematics and organized tuning systems based on natural harmonics, enhanced attention spans and increased sensitivity to differences within apparent sameness, extensions of time, and alterations of space. Essays by Terry Riley, John Schaefer, Henry Flynt, Christine Christer Hennix, Mitchell Clark, Kyle Gann, Ben Neill, and Robert Palmer are included. Young and Zazeela contribute to the book with original text materials that focus on continuous sound and light environments.