the meeting of Asia and Europe, 1500-1800
Edición de la obra Encounters
| Autor | Anna Jackson, Amin Jaffer, Anna Jackson |
|---|---|
| Editorial | V & A, Distributed in North America by Harry N. Abrams |
| Fecha de publicación | 2004 |
| Lugar | London, New York |
| Idioma | inglés |
| Páginas | 395 |
| ISBN-10 | 1851774327 |
| OCLC | 56652718 |
| LCCN | 2005432236 |
| Número de Cutter |
|---|
J12e |
"This book accompanies a major V & A exhibition that explores three hundred years of mutual fascination between East and West, a period of discoveries, encounters and exchanges initiated by the Portuguese explorer Vasco de Gama's discovery of a sea route to India in 1498. This established, for the first time, direct relations between Europe and maritime Asia and ushered in a dynamic period of commercial, artistic and technological exchange. This story is presented through wide-ranging essays by leading international scholars, including specialists from the V & A. The text is complemented by a sumptuous range of images, many of these remarkable and luxurious pieces being published for the first time." "In its close examination of the relationships - diplomatic, religious and personal - between East and West, this book provides both an important scholarly record of this vibrant period in world history and a document of the works of art and industry that it produced."--Jacket.