Chinese lives : the people who made a civilization / / Victor H. Mair, Sanping Chen, Frances Wood |
Autore | Mair Victor H. <1943-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York, New York : , : Thames & Hudson, , [2013] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (232 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Disciplina | 920.051 |
ISBN | 0-500-77136-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910793736203321 |
Mair Victor H. <1943-> | ||
London ; ; New York, New York : , : Thames & Hudson, , [2013] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Chinese lives : the people who made a civilization / / Victor H. Mair, Sanping Chen, Frances Wood |
Autore | Mair Victor H. <1943-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York, New York : , : Thames & Hudson, , [2013] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (232 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Disciplina | 920.051 |
ISBN | 0-500-77136-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910818113603321 |
Mair Victor H. <1943-> | ||
London ; ; New York, New York : , : Thames & Hudson, , [2013] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Painting and performance : Chinese picture recitation and its Indian genesis / / Victor H. Mair |
Autore | Mair Victor H. <1943-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | University of Hawai'i |
Disciplina | 398.2/0951 |
Soggetto topico |
Bian wen (Buddhist song-tales) - History and criticism
Chinese literature - Indic influences |
ISBN | 0-8248-8114-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | Painting and Performance |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910845201203321 |
Mair Victor H. <1943-> | ||
University of Hawai'i | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The true history of tea / / Victor H. Mair & Erling Hoh |
Autore | Mair Victor H. <1943-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York, New York : , : Thames & Hudson, , 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (280 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 394.15 |
Soggetto topico |
Tea - History
Tea - Social aspects Tea trade - History |
ISBN | 0-500-77128-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Prologue: Tea : leaf of awareness -- A botanical excursion : the rivals of tea -- The heartstrings of national pride : Southeast Asia and the origins of tea -- A slave of yoghurt : tea in the 1st to 6th centuries -- Go have some tea! : the Tang dynasty -- Cloudy feet in a hare's fur cup : the Song dynasty -- Buying peace with the celestial beverage : the tea and horse trade -- The taste of zen is tea : Japan in the 12th to 15th centuries -- Sen Rikyū the tea master : the perfection of the Japanese tea ceremony -- Han Xin counts the soldiers : tea in the Ming and Qing -- How the Dalai Lama got his name : brick tea in Tibet and Mongolia -- We invented the samovar! : the Russian caravan tea trade -- Conquering new lands : the Islamic world of tea -- Approved by physicians : the advent of tea in Europe -- The progress of this famous plant : tea and the opium wars -- A master teapot maker's midnight ride : tea in America -- Finest tippy golden flowery orange pekoe : India and Ceylon in the 19th century -- The heyday of the clipper ships : British tea -- Vignettes from the global village : tea in our time -- Appendix A: The autobiography of instructor Lu -- Appendix B: A debate between tea and beer -- Appendix C: A genealogy of words for tea. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910793894903321 |
Mair Victor H. <1943-> | ||
London ; ; New York, New York : , : Thames & Hudson, , 2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The true history of tea / / Victor H. Mair & Erling Hoh |
Autore | Mair Victor H. <1943-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York, New York : , : Thames & Hudson, , 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (280 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 394.15 |
Soggetto topico |
Tea - History
Tea - Social aspects Tea trade - History |
ISBN | 0-500-77128-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Prologue: Tea : leaf of awareness -- A botanical excursion : the rivals of tea -- The heartstrings of national pride : Southeast Asia and the origins of tea -- A slave of yoghurt : tea in the 1st to 6th centuries -- Go have some tea! : the Tang dynasty -- Cloudy feet in a hare's fur cup : the Song dynasty -- Buying peace with the celestial beverage : the tea and horse trade -- The taste of zen is tea : Japan in the 12th to 15th centuries -- Sen Rikyū the tea master : the perfection of the Japanese tea ceremony -- Han Xin counts the soldiers : tea in the Ming and Qing -- How the Dalai Lama got his name : brick tea in Tibet and Mongolia -- We invented the samovar! : the Russian caravan tea trade -- Conquering new lands : the Islamic world of tea -- Approved by physicians : the advent of tea in Europe -- The progress of this famous plant : tea and the opium wars -- A master teapot maker's midnight ride : tea in America -- Finest tippy golden flowery orange pekoe : India and Ceylon in the 19th century -- The heyday of the clipper ships : British tea -- Vignettes from the global village : tea in our time -- Appendix A: The autobiography of instructor Lu -- Appendix B: A debate between tea and beer -- Appendix C: A genealogy of words for tea. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910814620403321 |
Mair Victor H. <1943-> | ||
London ; ; New York, New York : , : Thames & Hudson, , 2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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