Dragons & Pagodas - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Dragons & Pagodas write by Aldous Bertram. This book was released on 2021-09-21. Dragons & Pagodas available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A gorgeously illustrated survey of chinoiserie from the 18th century to today Chinoiserie is a term for Western art and design inspired by a largely invented vision of China. Marco Polo's sensational account of his visit to the exotic East in the 13th century sparked a fascination with China that reached a fever pitch in the 18th century and continues to this day. Art historian and artist Aldous Bertram has long been captivated by chinoiserie. Dragons & Pagodas is organized by theme, including porcelain, color and pattern, flora, fauna, and architecture. Each chapter is bursting with images ranging from grand European summer palaces and whimsical pagoda follies to charming details of screens, porcelain figurines, and ornate plasterwork. Complete with Bertram's own chinoiserie-inspired watercolors and collages, Dragons & Pagodas is an irresistible confection and an example of chinoiserie in its own right. -Cloth bound with edge stain
The Dharma of Dragons and Daemons
The Dharma of Dragons and Daemons - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Dharma of Dragons and Daemons write by David R. Loy. This book was released on 2016-05-03. The Dharma of Dragons and Daemons available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In order to live, we need air, water, food, shelter…and stories. This book is about Buddhist stories: not about stories to be found in Buddhism, but about the “Buddhism” to be found in some of the classics of contemporary fantasy including the works of J. R. R. Tolkien, Hayao Miyazaki, Michael Ende, Philip Pullman, and Ursula K. LeGuin. Many books are called groundbreaking, but this one is truly unique and sure to appeal to anyone with an interest in fantasy literature. It employs a Buddhist perspective to appreciate some of the major works of modern fantasy--and uses modern fantasy fiction to elucidate Buddhist teachings. In the tradition of David Loy's cutting-edge presentation of a Buddhist social theory in The Great Awakening, this pioneering work of Buddhist literary analysis, renown scholar David Loy and Linda Goodhew offer ways of reading modern fantasy-genre fiction that illuminate both the stories themselves, and the universal qualities of Buddhist teachings. Authors examined include J.R.R. Tolkien, Philip Pullman (of The Amber Spyglass trilogy, from whose works the word "daemon" is borrowed in the title), Ursula K. LeGuin, and the anime movie Princess Mononoke.
Summer of the Three Pagodas
Summer of the Three Pagodas - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Summer of the Three Pagodas write by Jean Moran. This book was released on 2020-03-05. Summer of the Three Pagodas available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. He once held her captive. Can she ever escape him? HONG KONG, 1950. Now the war is over, Dr Rowena Rossiter is ready to plan a new life with her great love, Connor O'Connor. But before they can, bad news arrives. A female doctor is urgently needed in Seoul and the powers that be want Rowena to go. She refuses – until rumours begin to swirl about the sinister, beautiful man who held her captive during the war. They say he may still be alive and looking for her. By comparison, Korea on the brink of war seems safer, but will Rowena ever truly be able to escape the shadows of her violent past? A brilliantly exotic saga set in post-war Hong Kong and Korea, where Dr Rowena Rossiter longs to follow her heart, and her love, but the shadows of a violent past threaten to engulf her. What readers are saying about Jean Moran: 'Well written, the writing is so beautifully descriptive and evocative – I was totally immersed' 'A a mesmerizing read' 'I would recommend her books to anyone and everyone'
War Beyond the Dragon Pagoda
War Beyond the Dragon Pagoda - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook War Beyond the Dragon Pagoda write by J. J. Snodgrass. This book was released on 2007-06-01. War Beyond the Dragon Pagoda available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In this, the second book published by Leonaur on the barely reported First Anglo-Burmese War, the author-a staff officer-who was an eyewitness to most of the major events, gives us an incisive overview of the whole war. This provides the reader with a unique insight into the actions of the various troops during the course of the campaign. However it is the author's descriptions of pitched battles against a richly caparisoned foe-including everything from umbrella bearing generals and war elephants to "invincibles" and Amazons-that bring this exotic and spectacular conflict vividly to life. Re-living this war from just one step away, whether witnessing fighting in jungle stockades or experiencing river actions against Burmese war boats, will remain with and intrigue all who are interested in the British in the East.
Stories of Dragons
Stories of Dragons - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Stories of Dragons write by Christopher Rawson. This book was released on 2015-05-01. Stories of Dragons available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Three hilarious, original tales of some not-so-scary mythical fire-breathing beasts. Stan must outwit a dragon to feed his hungry children. Victor must persuade two dragons not to eat him. And Tom, who caught a worm-dragon fishing, must somehow get rid of it. Will they succeed? Part of the Usborne Reading Programme developed with reading experts at the University of Roehampton, specially written for children just starting to read alone. "Irresistible for children learning to read." - Child Education Plus
