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Empire of great brightness: visual and material cultures of Ming China, 1368-1644

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Field name	Details
ISBN	1861893310
ISBN	9781861893314
Author	Clunas, Craig
Title	Empire of great brightness : visual and material cultures of Ming China, 1368-1644 / by Craig Clunas
Publisher	London : Reaktion, 2007
Physical desc.	288 p. ; ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.
Bibliography etc.	Includes bibliographical references (p. 262-274) and index
Contents	Time, space and agency in Ming China. -- Sitting and roaming: cultures of direction and movement. -- The word on the streets: cultures of text. -- Pictures in the Chinese encyclopaedia: image, category, and knowledge. -- Pleasure, play and excess. -- Dark warriors: cultures of violence. -- "Walking with a staff:" ageing and death. -- Remnant subjects: afterlives of Ming visual and material culture.
Subject	Art, Chinese -- Ming-Qing dynasties, 1368-1912
	History in art
	China -- Civilization -- 960-1644
	China -- History -- Ming dynasty, 1368-1644

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Barcode	Shelf Location	Collection	Volume Ref.	Status	Due Date
10001908	709.51 CLU	RL		. *, Permanent Loan .