Search Results: Titles starting with P from Jorge Welsh Books

Quetzal Editores, Lisboa, 1989 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. English text.; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 24 x 29 cm.; 0.915 Kg.; 136 pages with black-and-white photos.; Used book in very good condition. The dust jacket shows signs of wear, namely small scuffs.; This book explores the history of the gardens of the Royal Palace of Queluz in the 18th and 19th centuries. The renowned authors, Simonetta Luz Afonso and Angela Delaforce, based their research on coeval documentation that was dispersed around the world, part of which has been reproduced in this volume. Through the interpretation and meticulous analysis of these sources, the research team, who worked on this project for three years, was able to reconstruct the original gardens and explore the significance of garden culture during the 18th and 19th centuries. In an appendix, the authors transcribe relevant documents for the historical and aesthetical analysis of the gardens and their constructions. Besides the illustrations included… Read More

Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Portugal, 2003 Book. Good. Soft cover. Portuguese text.; Paperback.; 0.8 kg.; 23 x 30 cm.; 121 pages with colour illustrations.; Used with signs of wear on the exterior, namely edgewear.; Catalogue from the exhibition held at Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation in Lisbon, in 2003, which served as a tribute to Maria Helena Mendes Pinto and included 53 important objects included in the publications and exhibitions organised throughout her career..

George Blazier, New York, 1996 Book. Good. Soft cover. English text.; Paperback.; 20.5 x 28 cm; 0.5 Kg.; 127 pages with colour illustrations.; Used book with signs of wear on the exterior, namely some scuffs. Interior in very good condition.; Classical painting flourished in Iran during the sixteenth century under the aegis of the Safavid Shahs. The forty-eight colour plates reproduced here represent the most unusual and dazzling miniatures painted during this period. A semi-nomadic people of luxuriant taste, the Iranian nobility created a life-style of world within magical world: brocade tents in which the Shah and his man feasted mid-battle were ptiched in the desert; palaces opened onto fountains and gardens; lovers, bathers, game-players, and warriors all had their place within a single panorama. The artists captured it all, often spending months filling in their small paintings with minute detail to render the whole world on a single page. With their unique techniques, they applied lapis lazuli,… Read More

H. F. Collins & Co. Ltd, London, 1985 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. English text.; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 21.5 x 27 cm; 0.6 Kg; 162 pages with black and white illustrations throughout.; Used with minor signs of wear on the exterior.; VERY HARD TO FIND.; Comprises the reproducing of two exhibition catalogues: Philadelphia Museum Bulletin, Vol XVLIV, No 223, Autumn 1949 regarding the Exhibition of Blue-Decorated Porcelain of the Ming Dynasty at the Philadelphia Museum of Art from October 19 through December 4 1949 also shown at The Art Institute of Chicago plus catalogue from an exhibition of Chinese Blue and White Porcelain, 14th to 19th centuries, held by the Oriental Ceramic Society from December 16th, 1953 to January 23rd 1954, The Arts Council Gallery in London.; "In the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) Chinese potters perfected the art of decorating porcelain with underglaze painting in cobalt blue. The products of the application of this happy accomplishment have come to be called… Read More

Hunan Fine Arts Publishing House, 2004 Book. Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. Chinese text; Paperback; 14.6 x 21.2 cm; 0.463 Kg; 218 pages with colour illustrations; Signs of wear. No markings on the interior; The book illustrates nearly a thousand typical ancient jade pieces from both the Chinese and the international market with the information of period and size. It is also an important reference for collectors and dealers as it provides an estimated price for each illustrated piece, consulting the recent sale price of worldwide auction houses and the general Chinese market..

Phillips Son and Neale Limited, London, 2001 Book. Good. Hardcover. English text; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 22.1 x 28.2 cm, 0.733 Kg; 81 pages with 129 lots all with colour illustrations; Dust jacket wrapped in a permanent adhesive cover, showing signs of wear. The interior of the book is in good condition.; The Pinewood collection shows that it really is possible to put together a meaningful collection of blue and white in the space of just three years. The porcelain in this important auction is hand-picked, the very best of early English production. It reflects very much the taste and preferences of its collector. The emphasis is on the strong decoration and bold, powerful shapes – pieces that are strongly characteristic of their individual factories. Auction catalogue with photographs by Chris Halton which illustrate every lot; and John Sandon’s informative text that provides background information and provenance. .

Jorge Welsh Research and Publishing, 2019 Book. New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. English text.; Hardcover (without dust jacket).; 23.5 x 29.7 cm.; 1.3 Kg.; 156 pages with 184 colour illustrations.; Pocket Treasures: Snuff Boxes from Past Times accompanies the 20th annual exhibition of export art at Jorge Welsh Works of Art. This catalogue is part of the three-volume box set Treasures, alongside The Vases of the 'Hundred Treasures' and Timeless Treasure: The Runic Calendar Staff. A collection of over 60 pieces made of Chinese porcelain and enamelled copper forms the foundation for a study of these portable containers for powdered tobacco in Pocket Treasures: Snuff Boxes from Past Times. Snuff boxes were made in Europe in a variety of materials from at least the 17th century and were later commissioned by private individuals and merchants of the European trading companies in China. As fashionable symbols of status, boxes of this type had their use highly codified by the late 17th century. This… Read More

Jorge Welsh Research and Publishing, 2021 Book. New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. English text.; Hardcover.; 23.5 x 29.7 cm.; 1.6 Kg.; 204 pages with 160 colour illustrations.; Limited edition of 400 copies.; Exibition catalogue which explores the range and virtuosity of the representation of the human figure in Chinese porcelain. Showcasing objects made in the three successive reigns of Kangxi (1662-1722), Yongzheng (1723-1735) and Qianlong (1736-1795), the catalogue highlights the extraordinary ability of the Chinese potter to transform clay into intricate figures, bestowing on them the strong expressive characteristics and symbolic powers that have long been a tradition in Chinese ceramics. Included are figures representing both Asian and Western people, which helped set the stage for a growing fashion in Europe throughout the 18th century for decorative porcelain figurines made in China. Some of the 53 individual figures discussed and illustrated in the 35 catalogue entries are purely Chinese in… Read More

School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, 1993 Book. Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. English text; Paperback; 22 x 27.5 cm; 0.836 kg; 256 pages with black-and-white illustrations.; Used with signs of wear, namely a previous owner sticker glued to the front free endpaper. Edgworn. As new, showing minor signs of shelf wear on the front, spine and back cover. Edgeworn. Spine slightly discouloured.; Catalogue from the exhibition held June 15 - 17 1992 in Celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Sir Percival David and the 40th Anniversary of the Opening of the Percival David Foundation.; "In this year of anniversaries for the Percival David Foundation it seemed appropriate that the Percival David Colloquy on Art and Archaeology in Asia should be devoted to a topic of particular relevance to the Foundation's own collection. Since well over half the ceramics in the collection were made at China's main porcelain producing centre, Jingdezhen in Jiangxi province, the… Read More

N.V. Uitgeversmaatschappij De Tijdstroom Lochem, 1970 Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. English text.; Hardcover (with dust jacket).; 16.5 x 24.5 cm.; 0.831 Kg.; 301 pages with black and white and one colour illustrations.; Used with signs of wear, namely on the dust jacket that has a tear on the back cover. Signs of wear on the interior. Overall in good condition. The dust jacket is now protected with a clearcover.; The object of this book is to broaden the range of aesthetic enjoyment in the field of Chinese porcelain. First of all the writer has dealt once and for all with the myth that after Ch'ien-lung almost no porcelain worthy of our attention was produced any more. Secondly, it was shown that the revival in the porcelain industry at the end of the Ch'ing dynasty obtained a heavy stimulus from Yuan Shik-k'ai, the first President of the Republic of China. This culminated in the production of very fine porcelain bearing the reign mark HUNG-HSIEN of his usurped emperorship in 1916.… Read More

Jorge Welsh Books, 2006 Book. New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Portuguese text; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 200 pages, 113 colour illustrations, 3 black and white illustrations; 21 x 30 cm; 1.2 Kg; May show signs of shelf wear.; Exhibition catalogue.; Zhangzhou export porcelain (the so-called Swatow wares), discussed in this beautifully illustrated catalogue, was produced at the Zhangzhou kilns in Fujian Province from approximately the second half of the 16th century to the first half of the 17th. These wares were exported in large quantities to Japan and Southeast Asian countries. This exhibition catalogue is one of the first serious academic studies of this group of export ceramics..

Jorge Welsh Books, 2008 Book. New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Portuguese text; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 332 pages, 193 colour illustrations; 24.6 x 30.8 cm; 2.4 kg; May show signs of shelf wear.; Exhibition catalogue with introduction and catalogue entries by Teresa Canepa and article by Christine van der Pejl-Ketel; Uma perspetiva académica da porcelana kraak, a característica porcelana azul e branca que se tornou o maior e mais variado grupo de porcelanas de exportação manufaturadas durante os reinados de Wanli (1573-1620), Tianqi (1621-1627) e Chongzhen (1628-1644). A porcelana kraak é de particular importância histórica , pois é a primeira porcelana azul e branca de exportação de Jingdezhen produzida em massa e enviada em grandes quantidades para todo o mundo. Um grupo de 59 peças é aqui exaustivamente estudado..

Fundação Ricardo do Espírito Santo Silva, Portugal, 1999 Book. New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Portuguese text; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 24 x 29 cm; 1.230 Kg; 179 pages with colour illustrations.; New book with signs of shelf wear. Our logo is glued to the front free endpaper.; Porcelanas e Vidros (porcelain and glass) is one of a series of books, each one about a certain nuclei or art collection from the Museu-Escola de Artes Decorativas Portuguesas in Lisbon. It is divided into three distinct sections, each with an article and the respective catalogue entries. The first section is dedicated to the production of Chinese porcelain and the European presence in China, and shows a fine selection of Chinese porcelain pieces dating from the Ming dynasty (1368-1644) to the 19th century. The second section focuses on porcelain produced by the Vista Alegre Factory in Portugal, the first porcelain factory in the Iberian Peninsula, showing a number of excellent examples of this… Read More

Jorge Welsh Books, 2010 Book. New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Spanish text; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 416 pages; 429 colour illustrations; 24.5 x 30.3 cm; 2.9 kg; May show signs of shelf wear.; Foreword by Maria Antónia Pinto de Matos; Chinese Armorial Porcelain for Spain is the first book published on the subject of armorial porcelain made in China specifically for the Spanish market. It includes important new documentation and information unearthed after years of methodical research by the author. From the 16th century onwards, Spain was a dominant force in European trade from China. First through the Manila Galleons (Spanish trade ships that criss-crossed the Pacific Ocean sailing from Manila to Acapulco) and later through an eastern trade route that traversed the Indian and Atlantic oceans, Spanish traders imported large quantities of Chinese porcelain to Spain and New Spain. Much of these wares were armorial porcelain intended for Spanish Royal and aristocratic patrons.This publication… Read More

Fundacao Oriente e Camara Municipal de Cascais, Portugal, 2000 Book. Good. Hardcover. Portuguese Text; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 27,4 x 23,6 cm; 0,766 Kg; 98 pages with colour illustrations throughout ; Catalogue of the Oriental Porcelains from the collection of the Museu Condes de Castro Guimarães, whose editing and publishing was coordinated with Fundacao Oriente (Lisbon, Portugal)..

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

Fundação Ricardo do Espírito Santo Silva, Portugal, 2002 Book. New. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. Portuguese text with translation to English (last 20 pages); Hardcover; 24.7 x 29 cm; 0.860 Kg; 120 pages with colour illustrations.; STILL WRAPPED IN PLASTIC.; "This year we commemorate the hundredth anniversary of the birth of our Founder, Ricardo do Espírito Santo Silva, who created this foundation in 1953 with the aim of managing the private art collections he donated to the Portuguese nation, and to develop his legacy to Portuguese Decorative Arts and the crafts related to them. To pay tribute to our Founder, the Board of Directors decided to show to the public some of the most important items of Chinese porcelain commissioned by Europeans that once belonged to his private collection." excerpt from the foreword by Maria João Espírito Santo Bustorf Silva, 2000.; "Ricardo do Espírito Santo was one of the most distinguished Portuguese art… Read More

Musée National d'Histoire et d'Art du Luxembourg, Luxembourg, 2017 Book. New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. English text; Hardcover (without dust jacket); 27.5 x 30 cm; 0,789 kg; 132 pages with colour illustrations throughout.; Catalogue from the exhibition held at the Musée national d'histoire et d'art (MNHA, Luxembourg), from April 28 to October 15, 2017. This exhibition seeks to recount the long and fascinating journey of this almost nine century old country, still emerging from a process of transculturality, together with the history of the paths that led the Portuguese to the four continents. These feats are illustrated through its most eloquent legacy: the artistic heritage created between the fading Middle Ages and the dawn of Contemporaneity, bearing witness to the culture of a people and the unique process of cultures meeting. Portugal - Drawing the world, an exhibition composed by extraordinary loans from the Museu nacional de arte antiga (MNAA, Lisbon), also other… Read More

artemágica, Lisboa Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Portuguese and English text.; Hardcover (with dust jacket).; 25 x 32 cm.; 9 Kg; 1312 pages with colour illustrations throughout.; 4 VOLUMES, VOL I-ISBN 978-989-605-034-4, Lisbon 2007, 263 pages; VOL II-ISBN 978-989-605-052-8, Lisbon 2008, pages 264 to 712; VOL III-ISBN 978-989-605-058-0, Lisbon 2009, pages 713 to 1000; VOL IV-ISBN 978-989-605-062-7, Lisbon 2010, pages 1001 to 1312; Used with signs of wear on the dust jackets. Interior with minor signs of wear. Bottom of first pages on volume 3 slightly bent.; Portugal in Porcelain from China: 500 Years of Trade, a multi-volume publication, is the long-awaited, comprehensive study of Chinese porcelain made specifically for the Portuguese market. Encompassing five centuries and first in its scope, this bilingual work, written in Portuguese and English, relates the history of Portugal's trade with China, through a complete documentation of the pieces of porcelain that were specially… Read More