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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461891103321

Autore

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

Titolo

Asia in the Making of Europe, Volume II [[electronic resource] ] : A Century of Wonder. Book 1: The Visual Arts

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicago, IL, : University of Chicago Press, 2010

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (412 pages)

Disciplina

910.031812

950.3

Soggetti

Asia -- Discovery and exploration

East and West -- History

Europe -- Civilization -- Oriental influences

History & Archaeology

History - General

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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