Sj Vainker (41 results)

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,350grams, ISBN:9781854440792.

Very good with owner name and slight wear in good slightly crimped jacket with slight shelf wear. Illustrated. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A very good copy of the first hard cover edition in a like (not clipped) dust-jacket. The text is of course wholly unmarked, pristine, and the binding and jacket are bright and fresh in appearance, with some incipient fraying and wear at the extremities. A sharp copy. [Please note: Due to the size and weight of the volume extra shipping may be required depending on the destination and speed of delivery requested. Quotations gladly provided.].…

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: N/A. 240pp. Pictorial laminated light card covers, stapled. 8vo. Light chipping to edges; some tanning and wear to covers, corners starting to curl. Internally, neat, clean, bright and tight.

Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1000grams, ISBN:1854441450.…

Soft Cover. Condition: Book good. 240 pp. Index. Coloured illustrations.

Ex-library copy. First edition (as stated upon copyright page). 240 pages. Hardcover: H 25.25cm x L 19.25cm. No exterior library markings on dj or boards. Dust jacket rubbed; bumping along top edges particularly at flap fold heads; short tear at spine head. Blue boards; some scuffing at edges; boards' top fore-edge corners bumped. Partially peeled public library sticker on front free endpaper along with large discard stamp; some soiling to interior pages; ink mark on page 60; interior leaves otherwise remain mostly clean. Binding is firm. Please note that this book has an approximate shipping weight of 2.75 pounds (1.25 kg) and may require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail. ISBN 080761260X. …

Hardbound. Condition: VG/VG. Blue cloth with bluish-glossy, color-illustrated dustjacket. 240 pp., 98 bw and 100 color plates. A comprehensive survey of the development of ceramics from the Neolithic period to the present day. Assessing the roles pottery has played in each dynasty throughout the history of China, Vainker (curator, Dept. of Oriental Antiquities, British Museum) also discusses its enormous impact on the ceramic industries of the rest of the world, where Chinese porcelain has been admired and collected for centuries.…

Cloth Over Board. Condition: Good. Good (Protective cover). This copy is in good condition. The jacket has light rubbing and edgewear. Text has slightly yellowed at the edges but remains free of markings and secure in binding. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Welcome to Chinese Pottery and Porcelain: From Prehistory to the Present (1995) by S. J. Vainker , published by the British Museum Press ? a book that takes one look at several thousand years of human ingenuity, kiln technology, imperial taste, trade networks, and aesthetic obsession, and says: Right then. Let?s do this properly. This is the opposite of a vague ?pretty objects? coffee-table skim (though you?ll absolutely find yourself staring at the pictures like a magpie with a degree). It?s a clear, museum-brained guide to how Chinese ceramics evolved from early functional pottery into the kind of porcelain that made the rest of the world go, ?Hang on ? you can do THAT with clay?? and immediately start importing, imitating, hoarding, and naming entire categories after it. Vainker guides you through the long arc: prehistoric forms, technical leaps, refined glazes, shifting styles, and the way dynasties and taste can turn mud into status. You?ll meet the big headline moments ? celadons, white wares, blue-and-white, courtly refinement, export trade ? plus the quieter pleasures: shapes, motifs, firing techniques, and the subtle differences that separate ?nice bowl? from ?the bowl that makes collectors speak in hushed tones.? And because it?s British Museum Press, there?s a satisfying sense that you?re being led through a gallery by someone who knows exactly where the good stuff is and will not let you leave without understanding why a particular glaze is a minor miracle. It?s the kind of book that makes you look at your own crockery with faint disappointment. Condition: Good , meaning this copy has been used the way sensible art-history books should be used ? handled, consulted, maybe lovingly pored over by someone who started with ?I just like vases? and ended up knowing dynasty timelines and glaze names. Expect a little honest wear, but nothing that stops it doing its job: making you smarter, more appreciative, and dangerously capable of saying things like ?that looks Song? at random objects. Perfect for: museum lovers and ceramics nerds, anyone who wants a proper introduction without drowning in jargon, collectors, students, or curious browsers who enjoy learning the ?why? behind beauty, and people who like their history tangible, glossy, and occasionally kiln-fired to near-perfection. Sold by Crappy Old Books , naturally ? because where else would a serious, elegant guide to one of humanity?s greatest art-and-technology stories end up, if not waiting patiently on a shelf for the next person to fall into the delightful rabbit hole of clay, fire, and genius.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 224 pages : illustrations (some colour), maps ; 27 x 27 cm. Contents: From filaments to finery : the development of silk production in early China Early empire and foreign trade : the expansion of silk consumption Internationalism and monasticism : silks of the Sui and Tang Literati tapestries and gold brocades : silk in Song China and the border dynasties Industrialization and art collecting : the weaves and embroideries of the Ming Dynasty Everyday opulence in China and the west : silk in the Qing dynasty and the republics.…

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Condition: very good. London & New Brunswick , N.J. : British Museum Press ; in association with Rutgers University Press, 2004. Hardcover. Dustjacket. As new. 224 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 27 x 27 cm. . - Shelagh Vainker traces the cultural history of silk in China from its Neolithic origins to the twentieth century, considering its role in Chinese history, trade, religion and literature as well as its relationship to the other decorative arts. Drawing upon the most recent archaeological evidence from less perishable media such as jades, bronzes and ceramics along with paintings, poems and other texts, she brings together a wide range of material including some sources available until now only in Chinese. Recent acquisitions by public and private collections in the United States, Hong Kong and Europe are also included. The result is a book that illuminates the luxury of silk throughout the ages. Condition : very good copy. ISBN 9780813534466. Keywords : ART.…

Hardback. Condition: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.

Ashmolean Museum, 2000 - In-8 - Broché - Couverture illustrée en couleurs -.Importante iconographie en couleurs en texte - 253 pages -Très propre Livres.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. 253pp, bw & col illus.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 60 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 29 cm. Published to coincide with a solo exhibition of the work by Liu Dan (b.1953), to be displayed in the Khoan and Michael Sullivan Gallery for Chinese Painting at the Ashmolean from 20 October 2016 to 26 February 2017.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 1991 first edition hardback with unclipped dustjacket. Interior has small address label otherwise extremely clean with no writing, marks, tears or folds and all pages tight in binding, cloth covers clean and unscuffed. Dustjacket clean and shiny.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. London: British Museum Press for the Trustees of the British Museum, 1991. First edition. 240p. 80 b & w and 100 col. illus. A very good copy in a similar d/w, with slight damage at head of spine (see image).

Soft cover. Large 8vo. pp 253. Original publisher's illustrated wraps, lettered black and red on spine and front cover. Copiously illustrated in colour and black and white throughout. ISBN: 1854441329 Stamp on inside cover, otherwise fine.

Hardback. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 253pp. Illustrated throughout. Fine copy with no inscriptions.

Quarto, 240 pages, original boards in dustwrapper, a very good copy.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Beautifully illustrated exhibition catalogue of the Dunhuang paintings. pp208.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 240 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (p. 228-230) and index. Subjects; Pottery, Chinese Tang-Five dynasties, 618-960. Pottery, Chinese Song-Yuan dynasties, 960-1368. Porcelain, Chinese Tang-Five dynasties, 618-960. Porcelain, Chinese Song-Yuan dynasties, 960-1368. 2 Kg. …

Mit 5 Karten, 151 (95 farb.) Abb., 19, tls. mehrtlg. Illustr. u. 1 Marke. 240 S. Gr. 8°. OPbd. mit goldgepr. Rückentitel. Stempel u. Buchhändlermarke a. d. Vorsatz, eine Seite etwas "verschwommen" gedruckt, sonst gutes Exemplar mit Schutzumschlag. (970 Gr.) Sprache: englisch.

8^, hardcover, dustjacket. 240 pp Very fine copy. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 0.

Paperback. Condition: Good. no dj. Chinese Pottery and Porcelain. Book.