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Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Hardback. With tatty dust jacket. Foxing to all pages, text clear.

Hardcover. Zustand: New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. English text; Hardcover in slipcase; 392 pages; 312 colour illustrations; 26 x 35.5 cm; 4.1 kg; Limited Edition of 400 numbered copies from I to XX and from 21 to 400.; Following in the tradition of the previous volumes of The RA Collection of Chinese Ceramics. A Collector's Vision, the exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York in 2016, Global by Design Chinese Ceramics from the R. Albuquerque Collection, loans to other temporary exhibitions and conferences based on the collection, this volume is the result of Renato de Albuquerque's quest to continue to share his collection and the research undertaken on it with the wider public. The sixth volume of the RA Collection concludes a series of publications, the first five of which are dedicated to Chinese ceramics and enamelled copper, reflecting the extraordinary collection of works of art assembled by the collector Renato de Albuquerque. This final volume, The RA Collection of Cross-Cultural Works of Art: A Collector's Vision is dedicated to works of art other than porcelain and enamel on copper, which have resulted from the interaction between African, Asian and Western cultures. It includes pieces from ancient Sierra Leone, the Kingdom of Kongo, Sri Lanka, India, China, the Philippines and Japan; these hybrids works of art are of historical significance and were produced during a period when a new common worldwide cultural heritage had emerged. The 57 book entries illustrate and discuss some of the most iconic pieces of Renato Albuquerque's collection of cross-cultural works of art, written by six authors, each covering a particular field of expertise.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 120 pages illustrations (some color), portraits 31 cm ; OCLC: 108091 ; LC: D810.J4; Dewey: 940.531/5/055; B ; LCCN: 70-130885 ; grey cloth in photographic dustjacket ; "Surveys the art, literature, poetry and memorials inspired by a courageous young Jewish girl" ; Contents: Dedication / Otto Frank -- Preface / Henri van Praag -- 1. Historical background : Hitler's bid for power / Marc de Klijn, Henri van Praag -- The origin of the diary / Prof. Louis de Jong -- A child's voice / Prof. Jan Romein -- The handwriting of Ann Frank / Erhard W. Friess, Elisabeth Becker -- 2. The book that started a chain reaction : Ideas are dynamite / Henri van Praag -- The legends and art of Anne Frank / Prof. Henri F. Pommer -- Prefaces to the diary / Eleanor Roosevelt, Annie Romein-Verschoor, Daniel Rops, Albrecht Goes -- The story of the diary on the stage and on the screen / Henri van Praag -- Anne Frank in poetry -- Later reactions by contemporaries -- The Anne Frank Village founded by Père Pire -- 3. Unpublished writings by Anne Frank : The nightwatchman's family -- Renting the back room -- The seven characteristics of beauty -- The pool of perdition -- 4. Anne Frank and the youth of today : The diary as a challenge to education / Henri van Praag -- The diary's impact on the lives of young people -- Anne Frank and the post-war German youth / Henri van Praag -- Anne Frank and Japan after Hiroshima / Henri van Praag -- Anne Frank and the Israelian youth of today / M. Meelker-Van Tijn -- The diary in American schools / Henri van Praag -- 5. The Anne Frank house : The history of the house on the Prinsengracht / Anna G. Steenmeijer -- The Annex and its visitors -- The Anne Frank Foundation and the International Youth Center / Henri van Praag -- Facts and figures : Schools, havens, documentation centers, bibliography. ; G/G. Book.…

Zustand: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,550grams, ISBN.