Mille ans de monochromes. Vaisselle sacrée et profane des empereurs de Chine. Les collections Baur et Zhuyuetang. Voyages l'une des productions les plus

l'une des productions les plus originales de l'art copte tant par la richesse d'inspiration iconographique que par les techniques industrielles et le raffinement des usages

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

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

attesting to the evolution of fashions and mentalities in the cities as well as in the countryside

an atmosphere

Mille ans de monochromes. Vaisselle sacrée et profane des empereurs de Chine. Les collections Baur et Zhuyuetang. Voyages l'une des productions les plusOf 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