Description: SHIPWRECKED: Tang Treasures and Monsoon Winds - Regina Krahl, John Guy, L, Keith Wilson, Julian Raby, Eds. (2010 Paperback) Review from a different site: At first, I thought I must have a different edition of this book from the reviewer who gave it only two stars, but there seems to be only one publisher so it must be the same volume. I therefore have to disagree and say that this is a magnificent volume, full of excellent information of immediate relevance to those studying the Tang, its ceramics, its trade goods, and the entire subject of maritime trade in Southeast Asia. Granted the text is too light and too small and the font is particularly irritating, but the content is so worth the struggle that I can only say get out the magnifying glass and take it in bite-size pieces; it is worth the effort. The pictures are magnificent--large, full colour, beautiful with lots of close-ups to reveal the details of significant pieces. Guy's chapter on "Rare and Strange Goods: International Trade in Ninth-Century Asia" is particularly rich, and Regina Krahl's concise, tight chapters on "Chinese Ceramics in the Late Tang Dynasty" and "White Wares of Northern China" with their beautiful photographs are worth the price of the book alone. This volume would have won five stars if not for the miserable font. It will be of more interest, however, to sinologists than those interested in maritime history or the history of disasters at sea. FREE SHIPPING TO DOMESTIC ADDRESSES! PRIORITY MAIL available for speedy delivery! International buyers may use eBay's International Shipping Program. And see my other books for sale here!
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
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Item Height: 1.0 in
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Features: Illustrated
Original Language: English
Item Length: 12 in
Country/Region of Manufacture: Singapore
Item Width: 9.0 in
Item Weight: 66 oz
Publisher: Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution
Topic: Archaeology, Special Interest / Adventure, Commerce, Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / General, Ships & Shipbuilding / History, Economics / General, Ceramics
Book Title: Shipwrecked : Tang Treasures from the Java Sea
Publication Year: 2010
Number of Pages: Xix, 307 Pages
Language: English
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Art, Travel, Transportation, Social Science, Business & Economics
Author: Art Science Museum at Marina Bay Sands (Singapore) Staff
Format: Trade Paperback
