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China on paper
China on paper
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At the dawn of the era of global trade, an extraordinary range of illustrated books, prints, and maps not only afforded Europeans glimpses of imperial China's cultural and material riches but also brought Western science, religion, and art to Chinese scholars and emperors. Produced in an atmosphere of mutual curiosity and collaboration, these works proposed China and(...)
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At the dawn of the era of global trade, an extraordinary range of illustrated books, prints, and maps not only afforded Europeans glimpses of imperial China's cultural and material riches but also brought Western science, religion, and art to Chinese scholars and emperors. Produced in an atmosphere of mutual curiosity and collaboration, these works proposed China and(...)
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Architectural Theory
Architectural Theory
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September 2007, Los angeles
September 2007, Los angeles
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China on paper
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At the dawn of the era of global trade, an extraordinary range of illustrated books, prints, and maps not only afforded Europeans glimpses of imperial China's cultural and material riches but also brought Western science, religion, and art to Chinese scholars and emperors. Produced in an atmosphere of mutual curiosity and collaboration, these works proposed China and Europe as similarly distant and exotic civilizations with parallel histories and at least some values in common. China on paper opens a window on these vibrant and largely unexamined exchanges whereby the denizens of two vast regions created visions of themselves and each other in a newly expanded world.
China on paper
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At the dawn of the era of global trade, an extraordinary range of illustrated books, prints, and maps not only afforded Europeans glimpses of imperial China's cultural and material riches but also brought Western science, religion, and art to Chinese scholars and emperors. Produced in an atmosphere of mutual curiosity and collaboration, these works proposed China and Europe as similarly distant and exotic civilizations with parallel histories and at least some values in common. China on paper opens a window on these vibrant and largely unexamined exchanges whereby the denizens of two vast regions created visions of themselves and each other in a newly expanded world.
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books
books
Publication:
September 2007, Los angeles
September 2007, Los angeles
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Architectural Theory
Architectural Theory
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books
books
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This volume illuminates the current moment of artists' engagement with books, revealing them as an essential medium in contemporary art. Ever innovative and predictably diverse in their physical formats, artists' books occupy a creative space between the familiar four-cornered object and challenging works of art that effectively question every preconception of what a book(...)
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This volume illuminates the current moment of artists' engagement with books, revealing them as an essential medium in contemporary art. Ever innovative and predictably diverse in their physical formats, artists' books occupy a creative space between the familiar four-cornered object and challenging works of art that effectively question every preconception of what a book(...)
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Artists and their books/ books and their artists
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This volume illuminates the current moment of artists' engagement with books, revealing them as an essential medium in contemporary art. Ever innovative and predictably diverse in their physical formats, artists' books occupy a creative space between the familiar four-cornered object and challenging works of art that effectively question every preconception of what a book can be. 'Artists and Their Books / Books and Their Artists' includes over one hundred important examples selected from the Getty Research Institute's Special Collections of more than six thousand editions and unique artists' books.
Artists and their books/ books and their artists
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$66.95
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This volume illuminates the current moment of artists' engagement with books, revealing them as an essential medium in contemporary art. Ever innovative and predictably diverse in their physical formats, artists' books occupy a creative space between the familiar four-cornered object and challenging works of art that effectively question every preconception of what a book can be. 'Artists and Their Books / Books and Their Artists' includes over one hundred important examples selected from the Getty Research Institute's Special Collections of more than six thousand editions and unique artists' books.
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books
books
Publication:
July 2018
July 2018
Subject:
Book Design
Book Design
