paperback, 527pp, illustrated, crease on spine, top edges dusty and spotted, text clean and sound, covers rubbed and slightly browned, Good condition. ISBN: 0140561102.

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Title

The Pelican History of Art - The Art and Architecture of China

Publisher

Penguin, 1971,

Publication Date

1971

Language

English

ISBN 10

0140561102

ISBN 13

9780140561104

Binding

Soft cover

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With almost 4000 years of artistic evolution - from the Shang Dynasty to the end of the Ch'ing in this century - the Chinese boast a longer span of cultural history than any other race. The abiding influence of tradition is stressed by both authors. Confucian restraint and Taoist escapism, among other religious and philosophical ideals, are constantly re-appearing and the importance of Buddhism in Chinese architecture is evidenced in the text and illustrations. But side by side with the world of the mind, conditions of material prosperity are also revealed as potent forces in art.

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