Chinese Decorative Art
by Feddersen, Martin
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair/Dust Jacket Included
- Seller
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Lisbon, Portugal
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About This Item
Faber and Faber Limited, London, 1965 Book. Fair. Hardcover. 1st Edition. English text; Hardcover (cloth with dust jacket); 16.5 x 24.5 cm; 0.830 Kg; 287 pages plus 2 fold outs with: Table of Bronze shapes and table of comparative dates. With 200 black-and-white illustrations throughout, including 8 in colour.; Used book. The dust jacket is chipped, has tears and is tapped in the rear. The dust jacket is now protected with a clearcover. The interior is in good condition, apart from the hinge that is slightly loose but not shaken. Good readable copy.; First english edition. Originally published in Germany under the title 'Chinesisches Kunstgewerbe'.; This copiously-illustrated standard wotk, now fully brought up-to-date from the second German edition of 1955, is the only existing book that conveniently covers the whole field of Chinese decorative arts in a single compact volume. After an introductory historical survey, the self-contained sections are arranged according to material - Ceramics, Metalwork, Mirrors, Jade, Ivory, Horn, etc., Glass, Lacquer, and Textiles. Special sections with tabular illustrations are devoted to Iconography, to the Marks used on pottery and porcelain, and to Relative Chronology. Dr Feddersen, himself a well-known scholar, here presents an accurate and up-to-date summary of the conclusions so far reached by international research in the very various fields covered, and not the least valuable part of the book is the full bibliography, including references to articles widely scattered in the specialized periodicals. For the student and collector alike the book will be an indispensable key to subjects not equally familiar..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Jorge Welsh Books (PT)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 435B
- Title
- Chinese Decorative Art
- Author
- Feddersen, Martin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- Dust Jacket Included
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber Limited, London
- Date Published
- 1965
- Keywords
- china,ceramics,metalwork,mirrors,jade,ivory,horn,etc.,glass,lacquer,textiles
- Bookseller catalogs
- Asian Art; Chinese Art;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Jorge Welsh Books
Biblio member since 2016
Lisbon
About Jorge Welsh Books
Jorge Welsh Books has been dealing in art reference books since 1999. What started as a platform for the distribution of publications by Jorge Welsh Research & Publishing has now evolved into an established bookselling division. We focus in our fields of expertise, specifically cross-cultural works of art from Africa, India, China and Japan, with an emphasis on Chinese porcelain. Our aim is to source and deliver relevant publications in the best possible condition to collectors and academics alike, while providing a high-quality, personalised service.
Glossary
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- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Shaken
- A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.