Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 656
Book Description
Index of Art Sales Catalogs 1981-1985: Main index, October 7, 1984-December 23, 1985. Subject index
Author: The Archaeology of the Lower Tapajós Valley, Brazil
Author: Helen Constance PalmataryPublisher: American Philosophical Society Press
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Contents: Geographical notes; Historical notes; Tapajo civilization; Archaeological sites; The archaeology: Pottery, and Stone; Stylistic Characteristics of Tapajo ceramics; Correlation chart; Summary; Appendix and Collection references; Bibliography. Black and white plates. This is a print on demand edition of an important, hard-to-find publication.
Similes Dictionary
Author: Elyse SommerPublisher: Visible Ink Press
ISBN: 1578594693
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 641
Book Description
Language "Appealing As Sunlight After a Storm." A sentence should read as if its author, had he held a plough instead of a pen, could have drawn a furrow deep and straight to the end. —Henry David Thoreau Prose consists of ... phrases tacked together like the sections of a prefabricated hen-house. —George Orwell Whether it invokes hard work or merely a hen-house, a good simile is like a good picture—it's worth a thousand words. Packed with more than 16,000 imaginative, colorful phrases—from “abandoned as a used Kleenex” to “quiet as an eel swimming in oil”—the Similes Dictionary will help any politician, writer, or lover of language find just the right saying, be it original or banal, verbose or succinct. Your thoughts will never be "as tedious as a twice-told tale" or "dry as the Congressional Record." Choose from elegant turns of phrases “as useful as a Swiss army knife” and “varied as expressions of the human face”. Citing more than 2,000 sources—from the Bible, Socrates, Shakespeare, Mark Twain, and H. L. Mencken to popular movies, music, and television shows—the Similes Dictionary covers hundreds of subjects broken into thematic categories that include topics such as virtue, anger, age, ambition, importance, and youth, helping you find the fitting phrase quickly and easily. Perfect for setting the atmosphere, making a point, or helping spin a tale with economy, intelligence, and ingenuity, the vivid comparisons found in this collection will inspire anyone. Love comforteth like sunshine after rain. —William Shakespeare A face like a bucket —Raymond Chandler A man with little learning is like the frog who thinks its puddle a great sea. —Burmese proverb Peace, like charity, begins at home —Franklin Delano Roosevelt You know a dream is like a river ever changing as it flows. —Garth Brooks Fit as a fiddle —John Ray’s Proverbs He's not to be allowed to fall into his grave like an old dog. —Arthur Miller Ring true, like good china. —Sylvia Plath Music yearning like a God in pain —John Keats Busy as a one-legged man in an ass-kicking contest. —Pat Conroy Enduring as mother love —Anonymous
The Chinese Encounter with Opium
Author: K. FlowPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
"This work does not focus on the purley political role played, but indicates the impact on daily life and the genesis of a narcotic culture which soon evolved." -- Jacket.
Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection
Author: Regina KrahlPublisher:
ISBN: 9781898592020
Category : Porcelain
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Chinese Snuff Bottles
Author: Lilla S. PerryPublisher: Tuttle Publishing
ISBN: 1462909604
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
Chinese Snuff Bottles is invaluable document for all interested in the history of Chinese art. It is also a lucid and fascinating guidebook for the collector or would be collector, both of snuff bottles and other products of Chinese craftsmanship. All the skills and ingenuity of the Chinese artisans were lavished upon the production of these tiny bottles, making them pre-eminent representatives of the best in Chinese craftsmanship. This classic art history book is the first full account in any language of this facet of Chinese art. It includes a comprehensive treatment of the origins and development of the snuff bottle in China as well as over 150 actual-size reproductions, the majority in full color. It is a fascinating story by an enthusiastic collector, who captivated by the beauty and ingenuity found in these bottles, had the interest to delve into the historical background techniques of manufacture, kind and quality of materials, classification and organization of types, and the like, as well as a delightfully informal style with which to communicate her wide knowledge and enthusiasm to the reader.
Earth Transformed
Author: Tung WuPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
An introductory essay outlines the history of the collection - from export wares brought home by 19th-century New England sea traders to acquisitions reflecting an increasingly sophisticated appreciation of the works prized in China. Interspersed among the entries are brief descriptions of the principal types of Chinese ceramics and a concise essay on their conservation and study.
青花釉裏紅
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Porcelain, Chinese
Languages : zh-TW
Pages : 268
Book Description
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Author: Bonhams (Firm : 2001)