Mille ans de monochromes. Vaisselle sacrée et profane des empereurs de Chine. Les collections Baur et Zhuyuetang. Voyages Like Edward William Lane's Description

Like Edward William Lane's Description of Egypt or Manners and Customs of Modern Egyptians

presented as an "anti-model" by his ancient biographer

Des plages de la Méditerranée à la nouvelle civilisation qu’est le Brésil jusqu’à l’Inde immémoriale : invitation à méditer sur trois villes anticonformistes et oniriques

a powerful dialogue between primitive art and the creations of the major 20th-century artist

as well as the floral theme that gives rise to superb watercolors

Mille ans de monochromes. Vaisselle sacrée et profane des empereurs de Chine. Les collections Baur et Zhuyuetang. Voyages Like Edward William Lane's DescriptionOf all civilizations, China boasts the longest ceramic tradition, from the terracotta and stoneware of ancient times to the imperial porcelains made in Jingdezhen from the end of the 14th century. These precious ceramics have always been admired and collected for their exceptional quality. Two hundred masterpieces from two world renowned private collections are brought together for the first time in this book. The Baur collections in Geneva, formed