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July 2018The Complete Collection of Paintings of the Four Kings in the Palace Museum
by The Palace Museum
The status of the "Four Kings" in the history of art has experienced ups and downs, reflecting the changes and characteristics of Chinese art research since the end of the 19th century in terms of researchers, research materials, research directions, writing styles, and research methods. These studies were also affected by the political environment and The impact of foreign cultural shocks, therefore, the "Four Kings" are typical in the study of art history. The book collects the paintings of Wang Shimin, Wang Yuanqi, Wang Hui, and Wang Jian in the Palace Museum, compiles his painting theory works and contemporary research articles, sorts out the context of his inheritance and innovation of the pen and ink of the predecessors, and shows the great charm of Chinese painting. The complete collection consists of ten volumes, divided into volumes according to the author of the "Four Kings", divided into Wang Shimin volume (Volume 1), Wang Jian volume (Volume 2 and Volume 3), Wang Hui volume (Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, and Volume 7) , Wang Yuanqi volume (Volume 8, Volume 9, Volume 10), each volume is divided into catalog, foreword, legend, essay, catalog of plates, plates, etc., comprehensively and completely display the historical features of the "Four Kings" paintings, for the creation of fine arts and Art research provides true and comprehensive first-hand information, and provides an orderly and vivid art reader for the public's aesthetics.
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Humanities & Social SciencesNovember 2013Gold Artifacts of Ancient China
by Nanjing Museum
This is a complete catalog of Gold Artifacts of Ancient China, enhanced by 400 high-quality images. These artifacts were displayed in five famous museums throughout China, including Nanjing Museum, Inner Mongolia Museum, Shanxi History Museum, Hubei Provincial Museum and Yunnan Provincial Museum. When reading the book, readers will be able to feel the beauty of these artifacts, the richness of the history and the brightness of the culture.
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Children's & YA2009Museum for Old Things
by Alexander Asatiani
The museum keeps not just objects and things but also their past and their memories of the past. That is how it keeps its inhabitants alive.
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Biography & True StoriesMay 2017Qi Baishi: Life of Hunan Modern Painting Master
Study on Qi Baishi's Art and Life
by Qi Baishi Memorial Museum
Qi Baishi is an outstanding Chinese artist starting as a carpenter and developing into a master of painting, printing, book, poetry, literati art, and folk art. In his life, he made great contribution in the field of arts. This book is an academic book with plentiful pictures written by Qi Baishi Memorial Museum, which studies the life of Qi Baishi. The book strives to reflect the characteristics of Baishi's hometown, and focuses on the first half of his life. The book is a collection of readability and artistry to present the research on Qi Baishi.
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Lifestyle, Sport & LeisureMuseum of Flowers
by Wang Yicheng
is a full-colored illustrated handbook of flowers which is very classical and collectible. Comprehensive plant selection: This book contains more than 1000 new varieties, 2500 new plants and nearly 4000 colorful pics. It not only contains cultivated and common varieties, but wild varieties, new varieties and rare varieties. Reference book: Every plants you want can be easily found in this book. The book arranges the species by the Latin names of the plants,the similar species will be put together in order to be recognized easily. The pictures of one specie will be arranged clearly by its size and colour changing. A brief guide for cultivation: This book divides into three parts: "identification", "maintenance" and "application" among each specie. In view of the difficulties and problems encountered in the design and application of plant landscape, this book provides a specific solution for urban planners, landscape designers, plants researchers and flower lovers. This book will not only bring you the shock of vision, also the dramatic experience of the flower world.
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July 2017Looking for Su Dongpo in the Palace Museum
by ZHU Yong
This is a book telling stories of SU Dongpo, one of the most important poet in Song Dynasty, his entire life and works through the collections in the Palace Museum.
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Sagas2019The Museum of Abandoned Secrets
by Oksana Zabuzhko
This novel has been recognized by Ukrainian and foreign critics not only as the most outstanding work of Ukrainian literature since independence, but also as one of the most important in all Eastern European literature since the fall of communism. Awarded the Central European Literary Prize "Angelus" (2013), translated into English, German, Polish, Czech, Russian, repeatedly awarded as "Book of the Year" (in Ukraine, Germany, Switzerland, Poland), "Museum of Abandoned Secrets", Nobel novel class ”(Newsweek Polska); rightly became the calling card of new Ukrainian literature. This is a modern epos of contemporary Ukraine: a family saga of three generations, the events of which cover the period from the 1940s to the spring of 2004. Great literature and ugly truth about the power of the past over the future, about love, betrayal and death, about the original war of man for the right to be himself.
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Humanities & Social SciencesJune 2011China: Museums
by Miriam Clifford, Cathy Giangrande, Antony White
This book is a must-have companion for anyone interested in discovering more about China's rich heritage; with over 500 color images, wonderfully descriptive text, quick glance information including 'highlights' and 'key' objects, and all details of address and opening hours. Providing comprehensive descriptions not only of well-known attractions, such as the Forbidden City and the Shanghai Museum, this guide also covers some of the less known and more remote archaeological sites, such as the Linzi Museum (where over 600 horses were buried alive at the whim of an ancient king), the Museum of Oriental Musical Instruments and the Chinese Traditional Medicine Museum. Covering China's most famous and respected museums, the book also covers many smaller, lesser-known museums, ranging from art and archaeology to science and technology, history and politics - all of which combine to provide the reader with a deep understanding of China's past and present.
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November 2023Students' Dictionary of Zoo and Aquarium Studies
by Paul A. Rees
This Students' Dictionary of Zoo and Aquarium Studies contains over 5,000 terms (illustrated by 88 figures) used in zoos, aquariums, safari parks, birds of prey centres, petting zoos, animal rescue centres and other facilities that make up the 'zoo industry'. It covers a wide range of topics including animal behaviour, animal husbandry, animal welfare, ecology, law, taxonomy, classification, nutrition, parasitology, physiology, reproduction, experimental design, statistics, veterinary science, disease, visitor studies, water management, wildlife conservation and zoo design and architecture. It should be of great interest to those studying zoo biology, animal management, veterinary science and related subjects along with zookeepers and aquarists in the early stages of their careers. Dr Paul Rees has a long-standing interest in animals and in zoos. He has taught a wide range of subjects including ecology, animal behaviour, zoo biology, and wildlife and zoo law. While lecturing at the University of Salford he created the first undergraduate programme in Wildlife Conservation and Zoo Biology in the United Kingdom and over a period of some 20 years was an external examiner for BSc and MSc programmes in zoo biology and wildlife conservation at the Universities of Edinburgh, Chester, Staffordshire, Wolverhampton, Gloucestershire and Nottingham Trent University. Dr Rees has published research on the large mammal fauna of Ngorongor Crater, Tanzania, the ecology and behaviour of elephants and cheetahs living in zoos, and the laws concerning wildlife reintroductions and the regulation of zoos.
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January 1963Jahrbuch der Sammlung Kippenberg. Neue Folge. Herausgegeben vom Vorstand der Anton und Katharina Kippenberg-Stiftung. Goethe-Museum Düsseldorf
Erster Band:
by Hellmuth Maltzahn
Vorwort / Hellmuth von Maltzahn: Vierzehn Briefe Goethes an Kräuter / Jörn Göres: Zwei unveröffentlichte Goethe-Bildnisse / Edwin Redslob, Carl Holdermann / Walter Salmen: Goethe und Reichardt / Irmgard Kräupl, Zelter-Bildnisse / Dora Wahl, Goethe und Zelter / Ernst Schulte Strathaus: Der Sokratische Philolog / Dorothea Streller: Achim von Arnim und ›Auch ein Faust‹ / Jörn Göres: Jacob und Wilhelm Grimms Brief vom 9. Mai 1816 an Bettina von Arnim / Elisabeth Genton: Ein Brief Ludwig Tiecks über die nachgelassenen Schriften von Lenz / Maria Gräfin Lanckoronska, ›Das Landleben‹ von Christian Cay Lorenz Hirschfeld / Hans Herbert Möller: Jagd um Weimar / Lothar Frede: Münzbelustigungen im Düsseldorfer Goethe-Museum / Irene Markowitz: Die Baugeschichte des Hofgärtnerhauses und Goethe-Museums Düsseldorf Tafel I – XXX
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Biography & True StoriesFebruary 2025Unburied
The true story of Hannah Beswick, the Manchester Mummy
by Hannah Priest
The macabre tale of an eighteenth-century woman immortalised in folklore as the 'Manchester Mummy'. In 1835, the Manchester Natural History Society opened the doors of its museum. Taking pride of place in its collection were three mummies: one was Egyptian, one was Peruvian and one was a woman from Cheetham Hill. This is the first time the true story of Hannah Beswick, the so-called 'Manchester Mummy', has been told. Over the years, explanations for the Manchester Mummy have ranged from the chilling - Hannah's fear of being buried alive - to the downright bizarre - the legend of her buried gold - but the truth is more complex. Exploring this fascinating episode from museum history, Unburied sheds light on the Victorian turn to the macabre and changing attitudes to the display of human remains. It debunks the legends and asks what Hannah Beswick can tell us about death and dying, mummies and museums.
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Teaching, Language & ReferenceNovember 2022Stories from small museums
by Fiona Candlin, Toby Butler, Jake Watts
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January 2015Bingling Temple
by Bingling Temple Museum
This series introduces the history, characteristic and some Buddhism knowledge of famous grottoes that were built in the ancient time.In China, grotto sculptures and fresco are regarded as a precious ancient art.
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Technology, Engineering & AgricultureOctober 2018Studying on Beads Unearthed in Hunan
by Hunan Provincial Museum
The beadwork unearthed in Hunan, to some extent, reflects the historical process of the development of beadwork in ancient China. It is an indispensable important material for studying the beadwork and jade culture in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. Craftsmanship is important. The manuscript of this book is divided into two parts. The upper part details the Hunan archeological excavation beadwork and pictures. The second part introduces the research results on these unearthed beadwork. Finally, a table is attached. The manuscript data was comprehensively collected, and more than 500 jade pictures of good preservation and high research value were selected from the excavated materials over the years. The publication of this manuscript allows readers to clearly understand the history of the development of beadwork and beadwork culture in Hunan, which has a high research reference value.
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October 2006Heimat und Exil
Emigration der deutschen Juden nach 1933
by Stiftung Jüdisches Museum Berlin, Stiftung Haus der Geschichte der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Flucht, Vertreibung und Neuanfang der deutschen Juden nach 1933 sind das Thema einer großen Ausstellung des Jüdischen Museums Berlin in Kooperation mit dem Haus der Geschichte in Bonn. Erstmals wird der erzwungene Exodus der deutschen Juden in weltweit über hundert Länder in einer Gesamtschau vor Augen geführt. Der reich illustrierte Begleitband ist wie die Ausstellung biographisch ausgerichtet. Dokumentiert werden vielfältige Flucht- und Lebenswege, die von Deutschland aus bis nach Shanghai oder in die Dominikanische Republik führten und, nach 1945, in einzelnen Fällen auch wieder zurück. Wo konnten die Emigranten unter welchen Bedingungen Zuflucht finden? Wie hat sich ihr Leben in den Zufluchtsländern gestaltet? Unterschiedliche Facetten der Exilerfahrung sowie der emotionalen und geographischen Verortung von »Heimat« werden in den Blick genommen. Zudem wird in einem gesonderten Teil jedes der über hundert Transit- und Aufnahmeländer aus der Perspektive der Emigranten vorgestellt – dieser historische Atlas eröffnet einen einzigartigen Zugang zu der vor über siebzig Jahren sich begründenden deutsch-jüdischen Diaspora in aller Welt.
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Humanities & Social SciencesFebruary 2017Curating empire
Museums and the British imperial experience
by Sarah Longair, John McAleer
Curating empire explores the diverse roles played by museums and their curators in moulding and representing the British imperial experience. This collection demonstrates how individuals, their curatorial practices, and intellectual and political agendas influenced the development of a variety of museums across the globe. Taken together, these contributions suggest that museums are not just sites for accessing history but need to be considered as historical sites of significance in themselves. Individual essays examine the work of curators in museums in Britain and the colonies, the historical display and interpretation of empire in Britain, and the establishment of 'museum networks' in the British imperial context. Curating empire sheds new light on the relationship between museums, as repositories for objects and cultural institutions for conveying knowledge, and the politics of culture and the formation of identities throughout the British Empire.
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September 1994Modernes Museum
Bilder, Objekte, Installationen im Museum für Moderne Kunst Frankfurt am Main
by Michael Hierholzer, Jean-Christophe Ammann
Die Kunst fühlt sich, anders als die Philosophie, keinem Begründungszwang unterworfen. Sie argumentiert nicht, sondern behauptet, schert sich nicht um Wahrheit, sondern allenfalls um Wahrnehmung. Die Gedanken, die in die Kunst eingehen und sie manchmal dominieren, sind letztlich an kein System gebunden.
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The ArtsAugust 2010Art, museums and touch
by Fiona Candlin, Amelia Jones, Marsha Meskimmon
Art, museums and touch examines conceptions and uses of touch within arts museums and art history. Candlin deftly weaves archival material and contemporary museology together with government policy and art practice to question the foundations of modern art history, museums as sites of visual learning, and the association of touch with female identity and sexuality. This remarkable study presents a challenging riposte to museology and art history that privileges visual experience. Candlin demonstrates that touch was, and still is, crucially important to museums and art history. At the same time she contests the recent characterisation of touch as an accessible and inclusive way of engaging with museum collections, and argues against prevalent ideas of touch as an unmediated and uncomplicated mode of learning. An original and wide-ranging enquiry, this book is essential reading for scholars and students of museum studies, art history, visual culture, disability, and for anyone interested in the cultural construction of the senses. ;
