Silver Wonders From The East

Author : Margot Finn,Kate Smith
Publisher : UCL Press
Page : 540 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2018-02-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781787350298

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The East India Company at Home, 1757-1857 by Margot Finn,Kate Smith Pdf

The East India Company at Home, 1757–1857 explores how empire in Asia shaped British country houses, their interiors and the lives of their residents. It includes chapters from researchers based in a wide range of settings such as archives and libraries, museums, heritage organisations, the community of family historians and universities. It moves beyond conventional academic narratives and makes an important contribution to ongoing debates around how empire impacted Britain. The volume focuses on the propertied families of the East India Company at the height of Company rule. From the Battle of Plassey in 1757 to the outbreak of the Indian Uprising in 1857, objects, people and wealth flowed to Britain from Asia. As men in Company service increasingly shifted their activities from trade to military expansion and political administration, a new population of civil servants, army officers, surveyors and surgeons journeyed to India to make their fortunes. These Company men and their families acquired wealth, tastes and identities in India, which travelled home with them to Britain. Their stories, the biographies of their Indian possessions and the narratives of the stately homes in Britain that came to house them, frame our explorations of imperial culture and its British legacies.

Author : Maria Menshikova,Jet Pijzel-Dommisse
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 127 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Filigree
ISBN : 9040082278

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Silver Wonders from the East by Maria Menshikova,Jet Pijzel-Dommisse Pdf

Author : Maria Menshikova,Jet Pijzel-Dommisse
Publisher : Ben Uri Gallery & Museum
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : UOM:39015069311721

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Silver Wonders from the East by Maria Menshikova,Jet Pijzel-Dommisse Pdf

Filigree is a remarkable method in jewellery-making in which very pure precious metal is drawn into extremely fine threads. These threads are then ingeniously inter-woven to produce almost transparent objects. This book presents for the first time the highlights from the magnificent and unique filigree collection in the State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg.The principal centres of filigree were to be found in China, and Chinese filigree found its way to the countries which traded with China in the 16th and 17th centuries: Portugal, Spain, The Netherlands and England. Production centres also developed in India. The Hermitage collection has a large number of works in eastern filigree from the 17th and 18th centuries, mainly from China, India and Indonesia. The 17th-century Chinese pieces are in traditional Chinese style and are ornamented with traditional Chinese motifs: peoonies, lotus flowers and plum blossom. The works from India were made to order for clients such as the Catholic Church, and are therefore European in form.Among the highlights of the collection are the two large toilet sets belonging to Catherine the Great, one from China and one from India. These are unique ensembles because over time comparable sets from other European courts have been sold, melted down or lost. Another object, the writing box of William of Orange, recently discovered in the Hermitage collection, provides an interesting link between the Russian and Dutch courts.The filigree collection of the tsars is the only royal filigree collection to have been preserved in its entirety, yet has received little scholarly attention to date. This publication will contribute to the further study of this unique collection and the issues surrounding it, and will introduce a new audience to the wonders of this Eastern silver.

Author : World
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1868
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:591072284

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The world of wonders: a record of things wonderful in nature, science and art. [Publ. in pts. With] Correspondence [publ. in 11 suppls. Wanting the wrappers]. by World Pdf

Author : Heita Kawakatsu,John Latham
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2013-01-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134821761

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Japanese Industrialization and the Asian Economy by Heita Kawakatsu,John Latham Pdf

Much has been made of the post-war Japanese economic miracle. However, the origins of this spectacular success and its effect on the region can actually be traced back to an earlier period of Asian history. In Japanese Industrialization and the Asian Economy the authors examine the factors which contributed to the period of major industrialization from 1870 to 1940. Comprising of nine chapters by eminent economic historians, Japanese Industrialization and the Asian Economyoffers a valuable guide to the origins of economic dynamism in the Pacific Rim.

Author : Bettany Hughes
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2024-04-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9780593686157

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The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World by Bettany Hughes Pdf

SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER • From the award-winning historian and broadcaster comes an immersive, awe-inspiring tour of the ancient sites that kindle our imagination and afford us a glimpse into our shared history “This fascinating book is brimming with stories of people and places, all told with Bettany’s natural sense of wonder and adventure.” —Simon Sebag Montefiore, New York Times bestselling author of The World For millennia, the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World have been known for their aesthetic sublimity, ingenious engineering, and sheer, audacious magnitude: The Great Pyramids of Giza, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Temple of Artemis, the Statue of Zeus, the Mausoleum of Halikarnassos, the Colossus of Rhodes, and the Lighthouse at Alexandria. Echoing down time, each of these persists in our imagination as an emblem of the glory of antiquity, but beneath the familiar images is a surprising, revelatory history. Guiding us through it is historian Bettany Hughes, who has traveled to each of the sites to uncover the latest archaeological discoveries and bring these monuments and the distinct cultures that built them back to breathtaking life. Spellbinding, richly illustrated, and full of insight, The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World is a journey into the indomitable ambition and creativity of the human spirit.

Author : Jack G. Quade
Publisher : NV Bureau of Mines & Geology
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Mines and mineral resources
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Mineral Resource Inventory, U.S. Navy Master Land Withdrawal Area, Churchill County, Nevada by Jack G. Quade Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Art
ISBN : UVA:X006194094

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The Art Newspaper by Anonim Pdf

Author : Ron Fridell
Publisher : Twenty-First Century Books
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780761359937

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Seven Wonders of Transportation by Ron Fridell Pdf

In every age, science and technology have advanced human civilization. From architecture to engineering, medicine to transportation, humans have invented extraordinary wonders. Transportation technology has seen significant changes over the centuries. Ancient people traveled on foot and on the backs of animals. People invented wheels and sailing ships, which helped them travel farther and carry larger loads. Fast forward to modern cars, subways, and airplanes and we’ll find that even the sky’s not the limit. In the twenty-first century, people are planning tourist flights into space. In this book, we’ll explore seven wonders of transportation. These wonders include roads and mass transit systems, including the ancient Silk Road, the London Underground, and the U.S. Interstate Highway System. The wonders also include vehicles such as bicycles, airplanes, spaceships, and the glorious ocean liner Queen Elizabeth II. The newest vehicles are “supergreen” cars, which save energy and help the environment. From the basic to the cutting edge, we’ll learn where transportation has been and where it’s headed.

Author : South Australia. Department of Agriculture
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 732 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1918
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : CORNELL:31924070971696

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Bulletin by South Australia. Department of Agriculture Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1928
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105119517519

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Senate Road Bills. Hearings...on S. 659, 1286, [etc.]....March 30 and 31, 1928. (70-1). by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads Pdf

Author : James A. Yannes
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2018-03-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781490740614

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Obama’S Wonder Years by James A. Yannes Pdf

This book contains a distillation of eight plus years of both financial and cultural factoids abstracted from a plethora of sources and was originally accumulated for the authors personal use. Friends have asked for copies so often that I decided to publish the material as the simplest solution and those that want copies can now get copies! The material is presented in factoid format (as accumulated by my self) over the 8 years from numerous sources, many with attribution. The core eight years (2008 - 2016) was a remarkable period in American history with continuous improvements in both the stock market and the employment picture.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1874
Category : Engineering
ISBN : UCAL:C2623748

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Engineering and Mining Journal by Anonim Pdf

Author : South Australia. Department of Agriculture
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1056 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1918
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : MINN:31951D00339154G

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The Journal of the Department of Agriculture of South Australia by South Australia. Department of Agriculture Pdf

Author : South Australia. Department of Agriculture
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1042 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1918
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : OSU:32435055048060

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Journal of Agriculture and Industry of South Australia by South Australia. Department of Agriculture Pdf