Empire of great brightness : visual and material cultures of Ming China, 1368-1644 / Craig Clunas.

Author/creator Clunas, Craig
Format Book
Publication InfoHonolulu : University of Hawaii Press, ©2007.
Description288 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 26 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects

Portion of title Visual and material cultures of Ming China, 1368-1644
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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 234-274) and index.
LCCN 2006024694
ISBN0824831497 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN9780824831493 (hardcover : alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks DS753.2 C58 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold