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The Civilization of Paper in Villages

An Investigation and Research on the Culture of Papercutting of Ethnic Minorities in China

by Qiao Xiaoguang

The Civilization of Paper in Villages: An Investigation and Research on the Culture of Papercutting of Ethnic Minorities in China is a monographic series presenting the field research studies on Chinese traditional papercut conducted by the Intangible Cultural Heritage Research Center of the Central Academy of Fine Arts for 15 years. The series has 8 volumes, archiving for the first time the research information about Chinese papercut, a world-class intangible cultural heritage and more than 20 ethnic minorities such as Tibetan, Dai, Hani, and Bulang. With a total of more than 2 million Chinese words and nearly 10,000 pictures, it shows the readers the diversity of ethnic culture and paper-cutting art in China.

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Khachkar

by Hamlet Petrosyan

This book presents a complete historical and cultural picture of one of the most original and well known creations of Armenian culture, the khachkar, including many complex factors concerning its origin, chronology, functions, associated rites, semantics of the composition and symbolism.

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Decorative arts

2016

The Hope Chest. Ukrainian Treasures

by Yaryna Vynnytska, Yulia Tabenska

Exclusive deluxe edition on the traditional heritage of Ukraine with special features - die cutting, foil stamping, blind embossing, textured varnish. We went across all the regions of Ukraine in quest of folk treasures and came up with a list of Ukrainian must-haves – the things that should belong in hearts and homes of every Ukrainian. We carefully packed them in our Hope Chest as if it were a cultural Ark preserving its treasures from the outpour of globalizing floods — so that they may be returned to where they belong. These are not simple belongings but powerful totems. In having them in your home, goodness is instilled — for in stillness, you find yourself.

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Oriental martial arts

December 1998

A Guide to Chinese Martial Arts

Correspondence Between Lu Xun and Xu Guangping

by Li Tianji / Du Xilian

Wushu or Chinese martial arts, with a long history and various styles, is beneficial for health as well as for self defence. The book is divided into 3 chapters. The first chapter is about the origin, development and present situation of wushu; the second introduces different styles of wushu and the last chapter explains the main wushu styles. Fully illustrated.

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History of Art / Art & Design Styles

Exploring Folk Art

Twenty Years of Thought on Craft, Work, and Aesthetics

by Michael Jones

Jones explores the human impulse to create, the necessity for having aesthetically satisfying experiences, and the craving for tradition. He also considers topics such as making chairs, remodeling houses, using and preserving soda-fountain slang, preparing and eating food, and sculpting lifelike figures out of cement.

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Religious subjects depicted in art

Santos

Enduring Images of Northern New Mexican Village Churches

by Marie Romero Cash

Richly illustrated with examples of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century art from northern New Mexico's village churches, this is an in-depth investigation into the artistic heritage of the New Mexican santero (saint maker). It is also an important study of northern New Mexican artisans and their craft. Along with photographer Jack Parsons, Marie Romero Cash visited every church in the region and documented, identified, and measured each santos. Together they photographed over 500 pieces, including 19 moradas (places of worship for Penitentes) and the Archdiocese of Santa Fe Collection housed at the Museum of International Folk Art. Cash's extensive research into these formerly 'anonymous' artisans fills a gap in the study of this unique form, making Santos indispensable for art historians and the general reader interested in the culture and art of the American Southwest.

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The Arts

Chinese Wood Carving

by Xv Huacheng

This book introduces the history of Chinese wood carving with pictures of about 400 works of art.

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The Arts

January 2021

The Ark Ukraine

by Yaryna Vynnytska

An exclusive gift edition on the cultural heritage of Ukraine with special features - lace cutting, golden foil embossing, blind embossing, textured varnish. This is a book of initiation, a journey through thousands of years of Ukrainian history and culture. The book became a visiting card of Ukraine, an official state symbol. The artbook 'The Ark Ukraine' comprises all cultural heritage of Ukraine under one cover: artifacts of traditional culture, masterpieces of professional art, symbols and archetypes, prominent historical and cultural figures - all that deserves the status of 'the Ukrainian brand'.

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History of Art / Art & Design Styles

2020

Embroidery in the clothes of outstanding Ukrainians

by Tetyna Zez

The book includes the stories of extraordinary Ukrainians who made a significant personal contribution to the development of Ukrainian literature, theater, and poetry. Among the characters of the book are Lesya Ukrainka, Ivan Franko, Taras Shevchenko, Maria Zankovetska, Olena Pchilka, Olena Skoropadska, Maksym Rylskyi, Mykhailo Starytskyi. But we do not write about the gossip around them. We popularize the art of Ukrainian embroidery and highlight the private fragments of the lives of prominent Ukrainians that are little known to the general public. The book is organized in the form of a folder, which contains postcards-stories about the figure and a memorial item decorated with Ukrainian embroidery. The publication is the result of the cooperation of a team of like-minded people - museologists, embroiderers, scientists, clothing makers and publishers, who implemented a project aimed at popularizing the art of Ukrainian embroidery and highlighting fragments of the lives of prominent Ukrainians that are little known to the general public. Each postcard of the collection introduces us to the biography of a prominent person and the features of the domestic culture of that time through the presentation of a certain memorial item, which is decorated with Ukrainian embroidery. But the authors go further and present products sewn and embroidered by modern craftsmen, decorated with the same embroidery, as well as special schemes are presented, according to which everyone can reproduce both simple and complex ornaments from museum monuments in the material. The book will be interesting for everyone who is interested in Ukrainian ethnoculture, clothing manufacturing specialists, and embroiderers.

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The Civilization of Paper in Villages

An Investigation and Research on the Culture of Papercutting of Ethnic Minorities in China

by Qiao Xiaoguang

Khachkar

by Hamlet Petrosyan

The Hope Chest. Ukrainian Treasures

by Yaryna Vynnytska, Yulia Tabenska

A Guide to Chinese Martial Arts

Correspondence Between Lu Xun and Xu Guangping

by Li Tianji / Du Xilian

Exploring Folk Art

Twenty Years of Thought on Craft, Work, and Aesthetics

by Michael Jones

Santos

Enduring Images of Northern New Mexican Village Churches

by Marie Romero Cash

Chinese Wood Carving

by Xv Huacheng

The Ark Ukraine

by Yaryna Vynnytska

Embroidery in the clothes of outstanding Ukrainians

by Tetyna Zez

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An Investigation and Research on the Culture of Papercutting of Ethnic Minorities in China

by Qiao Xiaoguang

by Hamlet Petrosyan

by Yaryna Vynnytska, Yulia Tabenska

Correspondence Between Lu Xun and Xu Guangping

by Li Tianji / Du Xilian

Twenty Years of Thought on Craft, Work, and Aesthetics

by Michael Jones

Enduring Images of Northern New Mexican Village Churches

by Marie Romero Cash

by Xv Huacheng

by Yaryna Vynnytska

by Tetyna Zez

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