Dragons and Other Creatures Chinese Embroideries of the Ch'ing Dynasty by Westphal, Katherine; Westphal, Katherine - 1979

Lancaster-Miller Publishers, 1979. Textbook Binding. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Berkeley: Lancaster-Miller, 1979. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. FINE. Dustjacket very good plus. Chinese red jacket illustrated with image of Dog of Fo. Very mild shelfwear to jacket. No lettering on glossy white boards. With 25 full-color plates ; 39 black and white line illustrations by the author. Clean, tight, bright. 72 pp with bibliography. Examples of embroidery on the robes and hangings used in the imperial court of the Manchus. The author unravels the symbolic meaning of these intricate works and describes the elaborate ceremonial life in the Ch'ing dynasty court in which the designs had special significance.

Lancaster-Miller Publishers, Berkeley, California, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover (Laminated Boards). Very Good. Illustrator: Photographic / Illustrations. Preface an introduction by author and bibliography. The text is illustrated with colour photography, with a black-and-white illustration of the photograph and an explanation of the stitches used and of the explanation of the piece it's self. White coloured laminated boards. Photographic dustwrapper (wraparound) with white coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. A look at Chinese embroidery from the Ch'ing (also known as the Manchu) Dynasty – from fabric collection held at the Lowie Museum of the University of California. The author gives " ... an incisive introduction to these intricate works, unravelling their symbolic meaning, and describing the elaborate ceremonial life in the Ch'ing dynasty court in which the designs had special significance." – from front fold over panel… Read More

U.S.A.: Lancaster-Miller Publishers, 1979. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Beautifully illustrated with 25 vividly colored plates, & 39 b & w photos. Book is clean & unmarked in brilliant white covers. With schematic drawing of the embroideries and chart of symbolic meanings. Jacket looking neat with a shade a fading to spine..

Lancaster-Miller Publishers Berkeley, California 1979, 1979. Hardcover. Good.

textbook. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.