China from the Neolithic to the End of the Five Dynasties (960 CE) - Art and Archaeology

Used book in very good condition

This first volume covers the ancient period of Chinese history and art, from the 5th century BCE to the end of the 1st millennium CE, with a focus on current events: current archaeological discoveries, current perspectives, inspired by the most recent works in sinology and social history. The book, in line with the teaching and research methods of the Ecole du Louvre, aims to highlight in a lively manner the nature, meaning and specific value of the creations, within the civilization that carried them. The work, in the scheme of the collection of "Manuals of the Ecole du Louvre" now rich in several titles, first presents a necessary historical introduction, a corpus of 100 notices: the pieces studied, often recently discovered, whose knowledge and understanding are essential, benefit from an exceptional iconography provided very largely by Chinese institutions, finally a series