The sixteenth century in China was a period of rapid and unprecedented economic expansion. The period also saw a parallel growth in the sphere of cultural production;as a growing class of consumers benefited from the formation of one of the classic early modern consumer societies.Pictures were a major source of consumable luxury at this time; pictures not only in the form of images classifiable as art; but also in the form of wall decoration; in books; maps; images on ceramics; and even on the dress of the prosperous. Artefacts that had previously been decorated with formal patterns now bore landscape scenes; representations of historical characters and incidents; and scenes from literature; often closely related to the world of the illustrated book.This is the first attempt to survey this vast array of images in all its aspects; providing a stimulating and innovative point of entry to Chinese history. Pictures and Visuality in Early Modern China will be of interest to students of Chinas history and culture and to anyone exploring theories of visuality
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Good songbook but be aware two song from the album arent included.By C L WheelerI would purchase this songbook again and it is a good authentic tab book but I was disappointed that two of the songs on the original album werent included in the book due to copyright reasons and both of those songs were Chuck Berry songs and my reason for buying the album and book was to learn to play Chuck Berry rock-n-roll the way Keith plays it.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Stones Ya-Ya Yeah !By GeorgeClassic; sweet;;;note for note0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Four StarsBy D JordanGood tab; uncovered some loose ends