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Vietnam Vintage: Antiques from Southeast Asia, 1900-1950 (Schiffer Book for Collectors)
William C. Mitchell
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Description for Vietnam Vintage: Antiques from Southeast Asia, 1900-1950 (Schiffer Book for Collectors)
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 302 color photos. BIC Classification: WC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 218 x 13. Weight in Grams: 786.
During the early twentieth century, Vietnam was a cosmopolitan country, influenced not only by its Chinese and Khmer neighbors, but also by the French and other Europeans. This fascinating book is among the first in English to document the output of Vietnamese craftspeople and manufacturers from this period. Lacquer work, carvings, textiles, and ceramics are among the wonderful crafts illustrated in 302 color photographs. These are placed in their cultural context with a detailed text and insights from the author, who has lived in the region for many years. Collectors of Southeast Asian artifacts finally have a reference to help ... Read more
During the early twentieth century, Vietnam was a cosmopolitan country, influenced not only by its Chinese and Khmer neighbors, but also by the French and other Europeans. This fascinating book is among the first in English to document the output of Vietnamese craftspeople and manufacturers from this period. Lacquer work, carvings, textiles, and ceramics are among the wonderful crafts illustrated in 302 color photographs. These are placed in their cultural context with a detailed text and insights from the author, who has lived in the region for many years. Collectors of Southeast Asian artifacts finally have a reference to help ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Schiffer Pub Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764319587
SKU
V9780764319587
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-2
About William C. Mitchell
William C. (Mitch) Mitchell is a native of Raleigh, North Carolina. A longtime teacher of English as a Second Language, he has lived in Senegal, Saudi Arabia, and The Philippines. Refugee work with the United States Orderly Departure Program from 1992 to 1999 kept him on the road between Bangkok, Thailand and Ho Chi Minh City awhere he has lived ... Read more
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