Porcelain: Poem on the Downfall of My City, Hardcover - Durs Grünbein

Reducere. Porcelain is a book-length cycle of forty-nine poems written over the course of more than a decade that together serve as a lament for Durs Gr nbei...

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Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Frederick TaylorNumber of pages: 432Publication date: 2014Dimensions: 197 x 131 x 28Cover type: Pape...

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Publisher: Princeton University PressAuthor(s): Suzanne L. MarchandIllustration(s): 16 color + 40 b/w illus. 9 tables. 2 maps.Number of pages: 544P...

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A beautifully illustrated book showcasing masterpieces of European porcelain from The Met's renowned collection The quest to discover the process o...

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This work does not necessarily prove or disprove anything. It is an exposition of the current body of more or less accepted thinking on the subject...

Jingdezhen to the World: The Lurie Collection of Chinese Export Porcelain from the Late Ming Dynasty, Hardcover

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The Chinese porcelain objects collected by Alvaro Conde constitute one of the finest private collections worldwide. This publication includes texts...

- First monograph on the late Doris Bank- Perfectly designed ceramics with a minimalist aesthetic- A homage to a remarkable ceramicistThe works in ...

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Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers IncAuthor(s): Betty LiuNumber of pages: 288Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 197 x 259 x 32Cover type: Hardback...

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Presenting the unique collection of the Keramiekmuseum Princessehof this publication reveals the history of Ming porcelain that was created both fo...

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