History of Ornaments and Motifs from Asia and Middle East (Japanese only, mostly visual)

Across the Eurasian continent, the Silk Road stretched from the ancient Chinese capital of Cháng'ān to Rome in the far west, various countries with unique cultures, including China, Persia, India, and the Islamic world, have had profound influence on world culture while influencing one another. This book offers a visual introduction to the beauty of ornamental culture as it changed throughout the long history of Asia and the Middle East. This book is mostly visual and text is in Japanese.
ISBN 9784756255426. Pie Books. pb. 416 pages. full colour. 21 x 14.8 cm.
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