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The ArtsJanuary 2018A Picked History of Chinaware
by TU Ruiming
How did Jingdezhen become the 'Porcelain Capital'? From the perspective of the history of crafts, this book discusses the aesthetics and culture behind porcelains. A Picked History of Chinaware selects ten important nodes in the development of Chinese porcelain. This book inspects the 'picked' porcelain pieces and illustrates not only a history of crafts, but also of culture, aesthetics, technology and trade. It focuses on the important role of Jingdezhen being the 'Porcelain Capital', and the porcelain industry revolution brought by the development of technology in Jingdezhen. 一本书回答“景德镇何以成为瓷都”。 从工艺史出发，畅谈瓷器背后的美学与文化。 选取了中国瓷器发展历史上十个重要的节点，通过一块块并不引人注目的、所谓拣来的破碎瓷片引出，以小小瓷片切入，从工艺史的发展出发，兼及文化、美学、技术与贸易的历史，并着重梳理了景德镇作为瓷都在制瓷史上的重要地位，以及景德镇的工艺技术发展引发的瓷业变革。
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July 2021Light of Ancient Porcelain
by Tu Ruiming
Light of Ancient Porcelain is a new masterpiece by Tu Ruiming, a well-known porcelain man and ceramic culture researcher. In the order of dynasties, 77 pieces of the most beautiful treasures in the history of Chinese ceramic art are selected to record every wonderful moment of the collision between ceramic art and Chinese civilization, and describe the aesthetic changes of Chinese ceramic art deeply. It fully shows the aesthetic charm of Chinese ceramics to conquer the world from the perspectives of ancient porcelain's shape, color, material, craftsmanship, historical background, etc., and focuses on the interpretation of its beauty, how ordinary people appreciate it, and the functions and roles of ceramics in ancient Chinese society and culture. It helps us to explore the aesthetic elegance, folk customs and craftsmanship of the past dynasties from each piece of ceramic works. After reading this book, we will know how to appreciate the elegance of the shape, the beauty of the color, the interest of the picture, the depth of the details, the stories behind it, etc. when we face a piece of porcelain in a museum, and have a more specific and profound cognition and feeling on the beauty of Chinese ceramics, instead of just using a simple word "beauty" to generalize.
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Thriller / suspense2022Porcelain Doll
by Natalia Chajkovska
Martha's husband was found dead. Friends express their condolencess to her, but Martha finally feels free. It all started 5 years ago. Martha was going through a difficult period after her mother's death. So, when she met the man who proposed to her, she did not hesitate, believing that a new start will help to overcome her loss. But soon something strange began to happen. Martha's life turned into hell. And, it seemed, there was only one way out of this hell ...
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December 20202021 Antiques Auction Record ：Jade article
by Xin Hong
This book is the only one that follows the art auctions for 21 consecutive years in China. It has 5 volumes respectively on jadeite jewelry, porcelain, miscellaneous, jade ware, calligraphy and paintings. Each volume contains all the auction items’ photos and details, and all the auction data from over 50,000 items of 40 more art categories in 2020.
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December 20202021 Antiques Auction Record：miscellaneous
by Xin Hong
This book is the only one that follows the art auctions for 21 consecutive years in China. It has 5 volumes respectively on jadeite jewelry, porcelain, miscellaneous, jade ware, calligraphy and paintings. Each volume contains all the auction items’ photos and details, and all the auction data from over 50,000 items of 40 more art categories in 2020.
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December 20202021 Antiques Auction Record：Porcelain
by Xin Hong
This book is the only one that follows the art auctions for 21 consecutive years in China. It has 5 volumes respectively on jadeite jewelry, porcelain, miscellaneous, jade ware, calligraphy and paintings. Each volume contains all the auction items’ photos and details, and all the auction data from over 50,000 items of 40 more art categories in 2020.
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December 20202021 Antiques Auction Record ：Painting and Calligraphy
by Xin Hong
This book is the only one that follows the art auctions for 21 consecutive years in China. It has 5 volumes respectively on jadeite jewelry, porcelain, miscellaneous, jade ware, calligraphy and paintings. Each volume contains all the auction items’ photos and details, and all the auction data from over 50,000 items of 40 more art categories in 2020.
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January 20212021 Antiques Auction Record：Jade jewelry
by Xin Hong
This book is the only one that follows the art auctions for 21 consecutive years in China. It has 5 volumes respectively on jadeite jewelry, porcelain, miscellaneous, jade ware, calligraphy and paintings. Each volume contains all the auction items’ photos and details, and all the auction data from over 50,000 items of 40 more art categories in 2020.
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2011Highlights of Auctioned Chinese Antiques
by Fang Zhaoyuan et al.
This series of Highlights of Auctioned Chinese Antiques consist of five books which are Porcelain, Jade Ware, Bronze Ware, Bamboo, Wood, Ivory and Horn Carving and Chinese Classical Furniture. In the "General Introduction" is the presentation of the antique culture and collection and the trend toward its investment, while in the plate are more than 900 pictures of antique vividly shown with one for one article as well as matched with appreciative caption for the convenience of readers' appreciation and understanding. All the antiques are of exquisite type at the top closing cost, chosen carefully from tens of thousands of masterpieces of antiques auctioned off for the past over ten years. As the best types circulated in the markets outside those collected in museums, the antiques selected here are published in collection for the first time, representing the highest level of the antique collected by the public. It is positioned at high-end readers who adore the culture of antique with the pastime of its collection.
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Children's & YAJanuary 2020On the Move
by Art studio Agrafka (Authors), Art studio Agrafka (Illustrators)
The universe is always on the move: Nothing in it remains completely at rest. Movement is natural: The Earth, the water on it, the atmosphere, the continents, and all living organisms exist in a state of constant motion. We walk, run, jump, crawl, swim, and fly. We travel. This book is about movement and travel—not only by people, but also that of animals, plants, the wind, water, and our planet. It describes journeys for the purpose of trade and commerce, journeys for the purpose of pleasure and repose or for survival, as well as scientific expeditions and pilgrimages. It’s about migrations, maps, navigation, and, finally, about finding your own path. Travellers often hear questions associated with "where" and "where from:" "Where are you going?", "Where are you from?" This book is a visual and intellectual expedition through thousands of years of movement, in search of answers to these as well as many other questions related to movement. From 6 to 9 years, 2896 words Rightsholders: Ivan Fedechko, ivan.fedechko@starlev.com.ua
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MedicineJune 2018Las Claves de la prótesis fija en cerámica
by Ernest Mallat / Juan Cadafalch / Javier de Miguel
Prosthetic treatments have undergone considerable evolution in recent years, mainly through the use of materials. Not only has the consolidation of materials such as lithium disilicate or zirconium oxide been confirmed, but new materials, either ceramic or hybrid, have also appeared to try to compete with them. The constant evolution in this field forces us to update and describe the precise indications of each one of them based on aesthetics and mechanical properties, as well as all the details related to their clinical manipulation, all in order to to be able to handle these materials in a predictable way in our clinical practice. On the other hand, the presence in our consultations of patients with large wear is becoming more frequent, either only at the level of the anterior teeth or also at the level of the posterior teeth. In these patients there are a series of decisions that must be made that are key to the success of our treatment, such as when to restore only the anterior teeth or when it will be convenient to increase the vertical dimension, what is the first step in planning treatment of worn cases, how we will gain space for the restorative material by palatine, when it will be necessary to resort to other disciplines to complement our treatment, what material will be the most suitable to restore functional areas or what type of restorations will be of choice (vestibular veneers, double veneers or crowns). On the other hand, despite the fact that aesthetics is important, function is not less important and it will be essential in cases of short clinical crowns that we must lengthen, provide a harmonious and effective anterior guide, although as a previous step it should be ruled out that it does not there is a constraint on the function envelope. Lastly, it is necessary to have a clear protocol for increasing the vertical dimension of occlusion, a protocol that describes in detail each of the steps sequentially to resolve the most demanding situations both aesthetically and functionally. This book provides an answer to all these questions while addressing other important aspects such as those related to the modeling of pontic spaces both in healed ridges and in post-extraction ridges or the cementing protocol of the different ceramic systems and hybrid materials. In addition, a chapter is dedicated to the treatment with porcelain veneers, another describes in depth the subject related to color and color diagnosis, another deals with photography from a very practical point of view and, finally, a chapter focuses on the digital flow, the present and future of prosthodontic procedures. Table of Contents: Chapter 1. INTRODUCTION TO CERAMICS Ceramic historyCeramic CompositionCeramic classificationClassification based on melting-firing temperatureClassification according to the chemical nature of the materialClassification according to the processing system or ceramic application techniqueClassification based on treatment before cementationClassification based on mechanical resistance Properties of ceramicsPorcelain fracture and reinforcement mechanismsBibliographyChapter 2. LITHIUM DISILICATE, ZIRCONIUM OXIDE AND NEW CERAMICS. CERAMIC SYSTEM SELECTION PROTOCOL Lithium disilicateZirconium oxideStructureTypes of zirconium oxideZirconium oxide generationsProperty of zirconia partially stabilized with yttrium (Y-TZP)Special features in handling zirconium oxide New ceramics and hybrid ceramicsClinical protocol for selecting the type of ceramic restorationBibliographyChapter 3. DIAGNOSTIC PROTOCOL AND PLAN FOR THE TREATMENT OF AESTHETIC PROBLEMS First scenario: patient who does not show gingival margins when smilingSecond scenario. Patient showing gingival margins when smiling and levelThird scenario. Patient showing gingival margins when laughing and unevenBibliographyChapter 4. PILLAR TEETH PREPARATION PROTOCOL Abutment teeth preparation conditionsCarving sequenceMarginal preparationBibliographyChapter 5. PROVISIONAL PROSTHESIS: DIAGNOSTIC FUNCTION AND MATERIALS Provisional fixed prosthesis requirementsDiagnostic function of the provisional fixed prosthesisMaterials for making the provisional prosthesisBibliographyChapter 6. SEQUENCE TO GET AESTHETIC PONTICS IN THE PREVIOUS SECTOR Design of the aesthetic ponticsSequence to achieve aesthetic ponticsModeling of the pontic space from extractionModeling an already healed ridge with sufficient gum thicknessModeling an already healed ridge with insufficient gum thickness or a slight loss of substanceResolution of cases when there is a clear loss of substance BibliographyChapter 7. IMPRESSION TAKING PROTOCOL Astringent substancesExposure of the preparation margins. Gingival retractionPrinting materials. Practical considerationsStandard trays and individual traysDisinfection of prints Particularities of taking impressions in prostheses on implantsBibliographyChapter 8. DESIGN PRINCIPLES IN ZIRCONIUM OXIDE FIXED PROSTHESIS ON TEETH AND IMPLANTS Design of the caps and structures in fixed prosthetics on teethCap thickness and connector dimensionsColor of the caps and structuresZirconium oxide palatal / occlusal facesMonolithic crowns of zirconium oxide and lithium disilicateDesign of the structures in fixed prostheses on implantsZirconium oxide abutments for fixed prosthetics on implantsBibliographyChapter 9. COLOR, COLOR DIAGNOSIS AND COLOR COMMUNICATION Basics of color science in porcelainOptical behavior of teethColor GuidesPreconditions for diagnosing colorTechniques for diagnosing colorLimitations of color guides and problems in color diagnosisNew technologies: spectrophotometersColor communication to the laboratoryBibliographyChapter 10. PORCELAIN SIDES Diagnosis and treatment planningIndications and contraindicationsFirst appointment, diagnostic wax-up and mock-up Choice of ceramic typeCarving teeth for porcelain veneersCarving of the vestibular faceCarving of the incisal edgeCarving of the proximal facesCarving of the cervical marginPreparation polishing Special features in carvingDiastema closureTeeth with previous fillingsTetracilin stains and other stainsPoorly positioned teethLower anterior teethVeneers in premolarsPalatine veneers Impression takingColor takeTemporary veneers Testing and bonding of veneersVeneers testPreparation of the different surfaces to adhereChoice of resin cementFinal details of cementing BibliographyChapter 11. PRACTICAL DENTAL PHOTOGRAPHY IntroductionUtilities of dental photography Basic conceptsOpeningSpeedExposition Advanced conceptsISO valueWhite balancePicture qualityCamera setting Types of camerasCompact camerasHybrid camerasReflex camera Dental photography equipmentAmateur teamProfessional teamEquipment comparison Camera accessoriesClinic accessoriesClinical photographyPractical principlesExtraoral photographyIntraoral photographyAesthetic photographyBasic edition BibliographyChapter 12. DIGITAL FLOW IN ORAL REHABILITATION IntroductionDigitization in dentistryInterviewDocumentationAnalysisCommunicationManufacturingCemented The digital flowPlanningRecord takingDesign (CAD)Processed (CAM)Finish Digital transformation in the dental officeSkyn-CorusClinical caseBibliographyChapter 13. PROTOCOL TO INCREASE THE VERTICAL DIMENSION IN CASES OF SEVERE WEAR Vertical dimension of occlusion, vertical dimension of rest and interocclusal free spaceBasics of increases in occlusion vertical dimensionBased on which parameters do we determine the new vertical dimension of occlusion?What are the consequences of increasing DV?Clinical Phases in Occlusion DV Increases: Steps for Predictably Increasing DVIncreases in the vertical dimension of occlusion with a removable partial dentureStability of the treatment to increase the vertical dimension of the occlusionBibliographyChapter 14. CEMENTING PROTOCOL FOR FULLY CERAMIC RESTORATIONS Evidence of zirconium oxide caps and structuresDental bonding. Dentin bondSpecial features of crown and bridge cementsMetal surface preparationsPreparation of composite surfacesPreparation of feldspathic porcelainsPreparation of lithium disilicate, new ceramics and hybrid ceramicsPreparation of polycrystalline porcelainsBibliography https://lisermed.com/tienda/protesis/claves-protesis-fija-ceramica/
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October 2014Longquan Celadon Porcelain
by JIANG Shengming
The book stresses and begins with the history of Longquan celadon porcelain, and displays kiln site distribution, historical position of Longquan celadon porcelain and firing and production process at different historical periods in an all-around way. While introducing production process of Longquan celadon porcelain, it tries to let readers master historical veins of Longquan celadon porcelain and deepen their understanding and knowledge of Longquan celadon porcelain culture.
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2016Chinese Porcelain
by Editorial department of CCTV's Approaching Science
This is a book in the “CCTV's Documentaries on Paper” series., which is edited by the editorial department of CCTV's Approaching Science. Approaching Science is a magazine that collects the most fascinating, interesting and valuable contents from TV programs on CCTV's Science and Education Channel. This book introduces more than 30 documentaries about Chinese porcelain, and demonstrates historical and cultural values of porcelain.
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The ArtsDeconstructing Chinese Antique Porcelain
by Fan Dongqing
Deconstructing Chinese Antique Porcelain serves an openwindow through which you can see the history of AntiquePorcelain in thousands of Chinese civilization. It is a bookconcentrating on identification and collection of ChineseAntique Porcelain. By breaking through the traditionalnarration of such books. This book seems quite ubique.The content is professional but not obscure, precise but notdull. The most special part of this book is the cover whichpresent the new idea of three dimensional. The readerscan appreciate the art handed down from ancient times byscanning the QR code.Written by a very famous and prefessional author, FanDonqing, this book vividly depicts the Antique Porcelainwith works and historical documents, as well as personalexperience of excavation of Ancient kiln site, not only hasgreat academic value, but also provides guiding value forcollectors. The book becomes even more attractive with thepreface wrriten by Lv Chenlong, the director of the ImperialPalace.
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The Garden Image on Porcelain: The Influence of Chinese Gardens on Europe from the Perspective of Export Porcelain
by Nanyue Palace Museum, Chinese Garden Museum
This book selects 120 pieces of export porcelain treasures from the Chinese Garden Museum in Ming and Qing Dynasties, reproducing the history of Chinese garden culture passing to the West through porcelain, thus reflecting the unique charm of Chinese traditional culture in the context of globali zation and blending of East and West.
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October 2022Porcelain Soul
by Andreea Lichi
What would you do if in an an instance your life changed forever? How would you react in the face of suffering? Andreea is thirteen and looking forward to taking part in a Romanian dance performance on a trip to Paris with her friends. However she skips school one day and gets in a car with a boy she doesn’t know. They have a terrible crash which leaves her paralysed from the neck down. Nothing will ever be the same again. From teenage freedom to complete dependency, Andreea is forced to confront hospitals, operations and continual pain. This is the story of the operations, the hospitals, the friendships, the long long waits, the pain, the horror at her new appearance, and the discovery of what it means to be courageous. She shares her inner journey, which led her to re-evaluate what really matters and which is bound to make us reflect on how much we do take for granted in our own lives.
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April 2018Blue and White Porcelain: Science & Technology, Culture, Trade
by Guangdong Museum
This book is divided into three parts: materials (raw materials and technology), culture (palace culture and folk culture), and trade (export kilns, ports, ancient sunken ships, overseas distribution), which let us know the achievements of science and technology, culture and art of blue and white porcelain in Ming and Qing Dynasties, as well as the important role played by Guangdong as a trade gateway in the process of cultural exchange between China and the West.
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Children's & YA2013Little Teapots
by Becky Rubinstein
Little Teapots announces teatime, pleasure in words and delight in images. This book of poems is the product of visual experience, of observing teapots galore, made of pottery, porcelain, and white clay. "Little Teapots" was born to cheer up children and grown ups alike, made possible by the inventiveness of Becky, who creates images through words, and Irma and Rocío, creators of images through color. Prize in Eur 14.00 This book has an English version
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FictionBut A Dream
by Jenny Gill
A tale of intrigue and mystery – No 3 in the South Hill Sagas, set in leafy Surrey to the south of London, though each books stands alone. Mags has struggled nearly all her life with heart disease. After she gives birth her health deteriorates, necessitating a transplant. She is given a vast array of medication to take daily. When her doctor changes some of her medication she starts having a frightening recurring dream. In addition she finds she has developed an interest in the game of rugby, and that her tastes in food have changed. Then the dream moves along and she finds herself not only an eye-witness to a murder but also the victim.
