NPM108 National Palace Museum: WEN YI SHAOXING: NANSONG YISHU YU WENHUA: TUSHU JUAN. Dynastic Renaissance: Art and Culture of the Southern Song: Rare Books. 文藝紹興 : 南宋藝術與文化 : 圖書卷. Taibei, 2010. 259 pp. Full page colour plates throughout. Colour and b/w text illustrations. 29x21 cm. Wrappers. GBP 90.00 Catalogue of a major exhibition at the National Palace Museum in Taibei. This catalogue focusses on rare books and printing from the Southern Song held in the Museum's superb collection and comprises a total of 85 exhibits. Divided into sections on Cultural Invigoration, Artistic Innovation, Life Aesthetics, Transmission and Fusion. Examines aspects of Southern Song culture through the medium of printing from mathematics and philosophy to Buddhism and the printing of ancient classics. Whilst a few of the works also featured in the Museum's 2006 exhibition of Song books, this is a much more extensive survey. Introductions, list of plates and brief captions in English. Main text in Chinese. Out-of-print and scarce. Subjects: Painting Calligraphy Item 495 in List 211. URL for this record: hanshan.com/?n/NPM108.HTM Record produced by Hanshan Tang Books, www.hanshan.com. |