Search Results: Authors starting with P from Jorge Welsh Books

Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisboa, Portugal, 1988 Book. Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. Portuguese Text; 22 x 21 cm; 0.3 Kg; 77 pages with black and white illustrations.; Used book with sings on wear on the exterior.; This publication focuses on the study of an embroidered from the XVII century that has been the subject of several global studies. .

Charles E. Tuttle Company: Publishers, Rutland, Vermont & Tokyo, Japan, 1971 Book. Fair. Hardcover. 5th or later Edition. English text; Hardcover (lacks the dust jacket); 25.5 x 26 cm; 0.94 Kg; 158 pages with black and white and colour illustrations.; Used book with signs of wear, namely marks of an old sticker removed in the front free endpaper. The hardcover cloth shows also signs of a removed old sticker. The interior is in good condition with no writing or highlighting. Good readable copy.; Few civilizations can boast such a great range and quality of artistic achievement as can the Chinese. The Chinese genius has created a vast store of masterpieces in almost every art form, ranging from monumental cave sculptures to the varied products of skilled artisan - generally classified among the "minor arts". It is in this area of the minor arts that the Chinese have particularly distinguished themselves in the more recent past of their long history. The full flowering of all the arts and… Read More

Charles E. Tuttle Company: Publishers, Rutland, Vermont & Tokyo, Japan, 1973 Book. Good. Hardcover. 5th or later Edition. English text; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 25.5 x 26 cm; 0.94 Kg; 158 pages with black and white and colour illustrations.; Used book with signs of wear, namely some tears and wear marks on the dust jacket, which is tapped on the rear. The dust jacket is now protected with a clearcover. The interior is in good condition with minor signs of wear.; Few civilizations can boast such a great range and quality of artistic achievement as can the Chinese. The Chinese genius has created a vast store of masterpieces in almost every art form, ranging from monumental cave sculptures to the varied products of skilled artisan - generally classified among the "minor arts". It is in this area of the minor arts that the Chinese have particularly distinguished themselves in the more recent past of their long history. The full flowering of all the arts and crafts during this… Read More

University of California Press, 1974 Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. English text, Hardcover, 15.8 x 23.4 cm, 0.507 Kg; 231 pages with no illustrations.; Standard book number 520-01008-6.; Used with minor signs of wear on the dust jacket and interior. The dust jacket is now protected with a clearcover.; Readers interested in the psychology of non-western peoples will find this volume provocative in both descriptive and theoretical detail. The first book-length study of Siamese psychological life, it describes the members of an Asian peasant community whose dominant personality traits are aimed at the maintenance of their individuality, privacy, and sense of self-regard. In addition, it offers suggestions for handling many of the theoretical and technical problems crucial to cross-cultural personality research. Basing his research on two years of field work in the Central Plain community of Bang Chan, Mr.Phillips offers a systematic analysis and comparison of two kinds of data: observations of the… Read More

V&A Publishing, London, 2013 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 5th or later Edition. English text; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 144 pages; 200 colour illustrations; 22.5 x 28 cm; 0,9 kg; Used book with minor signs of wear on the front, spine and back cover. Interior as new, apart some minor image blurring in some pages. The dust jacket is now protected with a clearcover.; This book establishes a new and accessible approach to thinking about these globally significant objects, drawing on objects from the Victoria and Albert Museum's world famous collection, including many previously unpublished pieces. Chinese ceramics are among the most widely admired and collected ceramics in the world. From elegant Song celadons to decorative Ming vases and colourful Qing famille rose, ceramics produced in China have influenced taste and daily life globally. They are set apart from other world ceramic traditions by their remarkably long history of continuous production, consumption and appreciation and their… Read More

School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, 2004 Book. Good. Soft cover. English text.; Paperback.; 19 x 24.5 cm; 0.4 kg; 119 pages with mainly black and white and a few colour illustrations,; Used with signs of wear, namely a small tear on the rear. Overall in good condition.; "The original text for this section of the Catalogue was prepared by Margaret Medley (1918-2000) when she was the second Curator of the Foundation. Her original text was for many years the standard reference on the subject of blue and white porcelain. This text was later revised in 1976, after Sir Percival's death and after some duplicate pieces were sold to help support the activities of the Foundation. Much has therefore changed in the field of Chinese ceramics and at the Foundation since the publication of the early editions of this Section and a new Introduction has been included in this Revised Edition." excerpt from the preface by Stacey Pierson, April 2004..

Jorge Welsh Books, 2011 Book. New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. English text; 3 hardcover volumes in slipcase; 1204 pages; 927 colour illustrations, 20 black and white illustrations; 26 x 35.5 cm; 12 kg; The RA Collection of Chinese Ceramics: A Collector's Vision is the most important new reference book on Chinese export porcelain to be published for many years. It provides the first comprehensive study of what is probably the world's best private collection of pieces for the European market and contains new research into the subject of Chinese export porcelain. The author Maria Antónia Pinto de Matos has been researching the RA Collection for 11 years and the result is a work of true scholarship providing the most up to date and complete account of the subject available. The three-volume set of hardcover books includes chapters on earthenware, stoneware and porcelain of the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, works with Western shapes and decoration and armorial Chinese export porcelain.… Read More

Assírio & Alvim, 2002 Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. English and Portuguese text; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 25 x 30.9 cm, 1.461 Kg; 181 pages with colour illustrations; Signs of shelf wear on cover, spine and back cover. The dust jacket has tears on the bottom of front cover (minor) and on top of the back cover. The interior is in good condition; Translated from the Portuguese by Margaret Kelting; Catalogue from the collection of Chinese porcelain from The Carmona e Costa Foundation in Portugal.; "Five years after the setting up of the Carmona e Costa Foundation, it gives me very great pleasure to see the publication of the first in a series of catalogues designed to accompany its collection. In this case, the Chinese porcelain section in the permanent exhibition of its most important pieces. My interest in Chinese porcelain, like in many other objects that I have collected, and continue to collect, dates back to my youth. Though my upbringing and family life I have always… Read More

Assírio & Alvim, 2002 Book. As New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. English and Portuguese text; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 25 x 30.9 cm, 1.461 Kg; 181 pages with colour illustrations; Minor signs of wear on the dust jacket which is now protected with a clearcover. As new.; Translated from the Portuguese by Margaret Kelting; Catalogue from the collection of Chinese porcelain from The Carmona e Costa Foundation in Portugal; "Five years after the setting up of the Carmona e Costa Foundation, it gives me very great pleasure to see the publication of the first in a series of catalogues designed to accompany its collection. In this case, the Chinese porcelain section in the permanent exhibition of its most important pieces. My interest in Chinese porcelain, like in many other objects that I have collected, and continue to collect, dates back to my youth. Though my upbringing and family life I have always felt that the history of our native land has a tremendous effect on our lives and can give… Read More

Jorge Welsh Research & Publishing Book. New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. English text; VOLUMES I, II and III, 3 hardcover volumes in slipcase; 1204 pages; 927 colour illustrations, 20 black and white illustrations; 26 x 35.5 cm cm; 12 kg; ISBN: 9780955743238; Published by Jorge Welsh Books, 2011.; Limited edition of 900 numbered copies - 500 in English and 400 in Portuguese.; VOLUME IV: Hardcover in slipcase; 504 pages with 404 colour illustrations.; 26 x 35.5 cm; 4,724 kg; ISBN: 9780993506857, Jorge Welsh Research & Publishing, 2019.; Limited edition of 500 numbered copies.; VOLUME V: Hardcover in slipcase; 256 pages with 309 colour illustrations.; 26 x 35.5 cm; 2,9 kg; ISBN: 9781838216313; Limited edition of 400 numbered copies from I to XX and from 21 to 400.; The RA Collection of Chinese Ceramics: A Collector's Vision is the most important new reference book on Chinese export porcelain to be published for many years. It provides the first comprehensive study of what is probably the… Read More

Jorge Welsh Research & Publishing Book. New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. English text; VOLUMES I, II and III, 3 hardcover volumes in slipcase; 1204 pages; 927 colour illustrations, 20 black and white illustrations; 26 x 35.5 cm; 12 kg; ISBN: 9780955743238; Published by Jorge Welsh Books, 2011.; Limited edition of 900 numbered copies - 500 in English and 400 in Portuguese.; VOLUME IV: Hardcover in slipcase; 504 pages with 404 colour illustrations.; 26 x 35.5 cm; 4,724 kg; ISBN: 9780993506857, Jorge Welsh Research & Publishing, 2019.; Limited edition of 500 numbered copies.; The RA Collection of Chinese Ceramics: A Collector's Vision is the most important new reference book on Chinese export porcelain to be published for many years. It provides the first comprehensive study of what is probably the world's best private collection of pieces for the European market and contains new research into the subject of Chinese export porcelain. The three-volume set of hardcover books includes chapters… Read More

Jorge Welsh Books, 2011 Book. New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Portuguese text; 3 hardcover volumes in slipcase; 1204 pages; 927 colour illustrations, 20 black and white illustrations; 26 x 35.5 cm; 12 kg; The RA Collection of Chinese Ceramics: A Collector's Vision is the most important new reference book on Chinese export porcelain to be published for many years. It provides the first comprehensive study of what is probably the world's best private collection of pieces for the European market and contains new research into the subject of Chinese export porcelain. The author Maria Antónia Pinto de Matos has been researching the RA Collection for 11 years and the result is a work of true scholarship providing the most up to date and complete account of the subject available. The three-volume set of hardcover books includes chapters on earthenware, stoneware and porcelain of the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, works with Western shapes and decoration and armorial Chinese export… Read More

Jorge Welsh Research & Publishing, London, 2016 Book. New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. English text; Hardcover; 352 pages with 431 colour illustrations; 23.5 x 29.7 cm; 2.4 kg; LIMITED EDITION OF 500 COPIES.; The first comprehensive study on Chinese Porcelain Tankards and Mugs, with pieces from 23 museums, 18 private collectors and 3 dealers, from around the world.; Tankards and mugs are vessels that illuminate many aspects of social, economic and art history. This book focuses on Chinese export porcelain tankards and mugs dating from the 15th to the 19th century. Drinking is a pleasurable and social activity, enjoyed by most cultures of the world. In China, alcohol was used for feasts, festivals and religious ritual as early as the Neolithic age. In the West, beer, cider and porter were drunk on both convivial and solemn occasions. Vessels used to contain drink were often treasured containers, and time and care was spent on their manufacture and decoration. They needed to be practical, functional… Read More

Jorge Welsh Research & Publishing, 2021 Book. New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. English text; Hardcover in slipcase; 256 pages with 309 colour illustrations.; 26 x 35.5 cm; 2.9 kg; Limited edition of 400 numbered copies from I to XX and from 21 to 400.; The fifth volume of The RA Collection is the first in the series to depart from ceramic to other fields of cross-cultural art. The RA Collection of Chinese Enamelled Copper. A Collector's Vision focuses on pieces made of enamelled copper which were produced in parallel with Chinese porcelain during the 18th and early 19th centuries. As its predecessors, this book illustrates highlights from the collection, works of art representative of the meeting of Eastern and Western cultures in the modern era. Each piece has been carefully selected by the collector, Renato de Albuquerque, ensuring that the overall collection can serve as a source for the study and furthering of knowledge in the field. Following in the tradition of the previous volumes of The RA… Read More

Philip Wilson Publishers Limited, London/Instituto Português de Museus, Lisbon, 1996 Book. New. Soft cover. 1st Edition. English text; Paperback; 23.7 x 28.2 cm; 1.47 Kg; 287 pages with colour illustrations throughout.; New book. May show signs of shelf wear.; The Museum of Anastácio Gonçalves is acknowledged as containing one of the world's most important collections of Chinese porcelain. In particular, it houses an extremely fine collection of Kraak porcelain, considered by experts internationally to be a leading source of reference. The collection is the product of a life-long passion of one man, Dr António Anastácio Gonçalves, and is housed in his former Lisbon residence, a magnificent Beaux Arts town house on one of the city's 'New Avenues'. Published in collaboration with the new Instituto Português de Museus to celebrate the re-opening of the Museum Collection following and extensive programme of renovation, this book opens with… Read More

Jorge Welsh Research & Publishing, 2019 Book. New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. English text; Hardcover in slipcase; 504 pages with 404 colour illustrations.; 26 x 35.5 cm; 4.7 kg; Limited edition of 500 numbered copies.; Following the publication in 2011 of Volumes I, II and III of The RA Collection of Chinese Ceramics. A Collector's Vision, and the success of the exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York in 2016, Global by Design. Chinese Ceramics from the R. Albuquerque Collection, showing highlights from the collection, this fourth volume now documents the most significant new acquisitions made by the collector over the last eight years. Bringing together passion and an informed vision, the collector, Renato de Albuquerque, has created one of the most coherent and comprehensive collections of Chinese ceramics made for export markets. Encompassing works from the Tang (618-907) to the Qing (1644-1911) dynasties, the collection is central to the understanding and study of Chinese… Read More

Jorge Welsh Research & Publishing Book. New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. English text; VOLUMES I, II and III, 3 hardcover volumes in slipcase; 1204 pages; 927 colour illustrations, 20 black and white illustrations; 26 x 35.5 cm cm; 12 kg; ISBN: 9780955743238; Published by Jorge Welsh Books, 2011.; Limited edition of 900 numbered copies - 500 in English and 400 in Portuguese.; VOLUME IV: Hardcover in slipcase; 504 pages with 404 colour illustrations.; 26 x 35.5 cm; 4.7 kg; ISBN: 9780993506857, Jorge Welsh Research & Publishing, 2019.; Limited edition of 500 numbered copies.; VOLUME V: Hardcover in slipcase; 256 pages with 309 colour illustrations.; 26 x 35.5 cm; 2,9 kg; ISBN: 9781838216313; Limited edition of 400 numbered copies from I to XX and from 21 to 400.; VOLUME VI: Hardcover in slipcase; 392 pages; 312 colour illustrations; 26 x 35.5 cm; 4.1 kg; Limited Edition of 400 numbered copies from I to XX and from 21 to 400.; The RA Collection of Chinese Ceramics: A Collector's Vision is the… Read More

Instituto Português do Património Cultural, Portugal, 1987 Book. As New. Soft cover. Portuguese text.; Paperback; 23 x 21 cm; 0.4 Kg; 116 pages with black and white illustrations.; Used as new, with minor handling signs.; This publication focuses on Portuguese furniture from the XV to the XIX century from the collection of Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga in Portugal..

Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, 1986 Book. Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. Portuguese text; Paperback (stapled); 15.5 x 23 cm; 0.047 Kg; 20 pages of text, focusing on Namban Screens..

Instituto Português do Património Cultural, Portugal, 1987 Book. As New. Soft cover. 1st Edition. Portuguese text.; Paperback.; 23 x 21 cm.; 0.42 Kg; 116 pages with black and white illustrations.; As new with signs of shelf wear.; Catalogue from the portuguese furniture collection from the Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, in Lisbon. .