THE SOUTHERN GATES OF ARABIA, A JOURNEY IN THE HADHRAMAUT
I seem to turn more and more to adventure, travel and explorer books- for the body, the mind and the soul. FREYA STARK by Caroline Moorehead 1985 THE SOUTHERN GATES … Continue reading
More books about global trade……
SILK, PORCELAIN AND LACQUER: CHINA AND JAPAN AND THEIR TRADE WITH WESTERN EUROPE AND THE NEW WORLD, 1500-1644. By Teresa Canepa, London 2016. Global trade via trans-Atlantic and trans-Pacific networks … Continue reading
A PORTRAIT OF THE HINDUS
BALTHAZAR SOLVYNS & THE EUROPEAN IMAGE OF INDIA 1760-1824 by ROBERT L. HARDGRAVE, Jr. Austin, Texas, August 2003 Oxford University Press Robert L. Hardgrave, Jr. is the Louann and Larry … Continue reading
SILK THREAD: CHINA AND THE NETHERLANDS FROM 1600
By Tristan Mostert and Jan van Campen The third book in the Rijksmuseum’s Country Series and accompanying the Asian export exhibitions in the recently reopened Rijksmuseum Amsterdam looks at 400 … Continue reading
BITTER SPICE INDONESIA AND THE NETHERLANDS FROM 1600
By Harm Stevens In its Country Series the Rijksmuseum published the history of conflict, controversy and profit between these two countries. I am still waiting to receive my copy from … Continue reading
The Book of Tea
If you want to read something about the importance of tea in Japanese culture my treasured stand-by is the old version of The Book of Tea, (Cha no Hon) by … Continue reading
THE CENTURY OF SPICE TRADE
THE CENTURY OF SPICE TRADE WITH ASIA AND HOW IT INFLUENCED AND SHAPED THE ARTS AND CRAFTS OF EUROPE AND ASIA. So much is written about international trade and how … Continue reading
WALTER SPIES: A LIFE IN ART
WALTER SPIES: A LIFE IN ART By John Stowell, 2012 The hardcover has 300 illustrations. There is also a Collector’s Edition in two volumes in wood box, 323 illustrations, 95 … Continue reading
AN AUTHENTIC ACCOUNT OF AN EMBASSY FROM THE KING OF GREAT BRITAIN TO THE EMPEROR OF CHINA
A rare book, GEORGE LEONARD STAUNTON’S (1737-1801) “An Authentic Account of an Embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China”. LONDON, 1798, in two volumes, signs of wear. … Continue reading
O. du Sartel’s LA PORCELAIN DE CHINE-ORIGINES
It is rare that I can write about a special book, a portfolio in this case, that comes from my own library and that I am offering for sale. I … Continue reading
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