02661nam 22005773u 450 991046189110332120210114204655.0(CKB)2670000000260247(EBL)488102(OCoLC)814522446(SSID)ssj0000400199(PQKBManifestationID)12112053(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000400199(PQKBWorkID)10404563(PQKB)11466424(MiAaPQ)EBC488102(EXLCZ)99267000000026024720130418d2010|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||txtccrAsia in the Making of Europe, Volume II[electronic resource] A Century of Wonder. Book 1: The Visual ArtsChicago, IL University of Chicago Press20101 online resource (412 pages)Description based upon print version of record.0-226-46750-3 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; IndexThis 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 modAsia -- Discovery and explorationEast and West -- HistoryEurope -- Civilization -- Oriental influencesHistory & ArchaeologyHILCCHistory - GeneralHILCCElectronic books.Asia -- Discovery and exploration.East and West -- History.Europe -- Civilization -- Oriental influences.History & ArchaeologyHistory - General910.031812950.3Lach Donald F(Donald Frederick),1917-2000.61060AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910461891103321Asia in the Making of Europe, Volume II2165741UNINA