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許人杰
釀出版
, 2024
; Traditional Chinese
; 190 Pages
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eBook
許人杰
釀出版
, 2024
; Traditional Chinese
; 190 Pages
There is no abstract available for this title.
eBook
The heirloomist : 100 treasures and the stories they tell
Novak, Shana
Chronicle Books LLC
, 2024
; English
; 260 Pages
A warm, inviting celebration of beloved keepsakes and the stories they hold.
A set of old apartment keys, a pair of worn running shoes, a declaration of love scribbled on a restaurant receipt. Beautiful stories that celebrate the power an object can hold are at the heart of The Heirloomist by photographer Shana Novak, creator of the project of the same name dedicated to documenting keepsakes and transforming them into uniquely meaningful works of art. The 100 objects featured here range from the everyday to the extraordinary. Treasured heirlooms to their owners, ordinary folks and cultural figures alike, they hold remarkable stories such as:
• Nora McInerny on the fork that began her relationship with her late husband.
• The sculpture that inspired Christy Turlington to fight for maternal healthcare.
• The charm bracelet Nate Berkus gifted his daughter in stylish family tradition.
• Rosanne Cash's love for her children represented by baby shoes.
• Andrew Zimmern's inherited steel carving set that began a storied career in food.
Big or small, expensive or humble, we all have meaningful items with powerful messages behind them. Celebratory, sentimental, and bursting with heart, The Heirloomist offers a glimpse into the treasures we hold dear and how they inform the stories of our lives.
HEARTWARMING GIFT: The stories attached to these heirlooms range from funny to moving and everything in between. An artful and touching memory book, it makes a sentimental gift for Mother's Day, Father's Day, graduation, housewarming, or any special occasion. Also perfect for anyone looking for unique stories.
FOR FANS ART BOOKS LIKE HUMANS OF NEW YORK: The Heirloomist contains dozens of striking portraits of seemingly ordinary objects along with fascinating stories that will resonate with readers long after they've been read. The ultimate coffee table book, it is at once visually engaging and warmly entertaining.
BASED ON A BELOVED BRAND: Through her business and popular Instagram account of the same name, photographer Shana Novak turns treasured keepsakes into uniquely meaningful works of art. As @theheirloomist, Shana has become a living receptacle for her clients' stories, absorbing them as she strives to capture the essence of what makes each keepsake special to its owner in her photographs, and sharing them with her strong audience of devoted followers.
Perfect for:
• Fans of The Heirloomist project and @theheirloomist social media accounts
• Lovers of found objects and the stories behind them
• Photography enthusiasts and photography book collectors
• Anyone seeking unique Mother's Day or Father's Day gifts
• Readers of the New Yorker and story collections such as Humans of New York, Advanced Style, and Worn Stories
Novak, Shana
Chronicle Books LLC
, 2024
; English
; 260 Pages
A warm, inviting celebration of beloved keepsakes and the stories they hold.
A set of old apartment keys, a pair of worn running shoes, a declaration of love scribbled on a restaurant receipt. Beautiful stories that celebrate the power an object can hold are at the heart of The Heirloomist by photographer Shana Novak, creator of the project of the same name dedicated to documenting keepsakes and transforming them into uniquely meaningful works of art. The 100 objects featured here range from the everyday to the extraordinary. Treasured heirlooms to their owners, ordinary folks and cultural figures alike, they hold remarkable stories such as:
• Nora McInerny on the fork that began her relationship with her late husband.
• The sculpture that inspired Christy Turlington to fight for maternal healthcare.
• The charm bracelet Nate Berkus gifted his daughter in stylish family tradition.
• Rosanne Cash's love for her children represented by baby shoes.
• Andrew Zimmern's inherited steel carving set that began a storied career in food.
Big or small, expensive or humble, we all have meaningful items with powerful messages behind them. Celebratory, sentimental, and bursting with heart, The Heirloomist offers a glimpse into the treasures we hold dear and how they inform the stories of our lives.
HEARTWARMING GIFT: The stories attached to these heirlooms range from funny to moving and everything in between. An artful and touching memory book, it makes a sentimental gift for Mother's Day, Father's Day, graduation, housewarming, or any special occasion. Also perfect for anyone looking for unique stories.
FOR FANS ART BOOKS LIKE HUMANS OF NEW YORK: The Heirloomist contains dozens of striking portraits of seemingly ordinary objects along with fascinating stories that will resonate with readers long after they've been read. The ultimate coffee table book, it is at once visually engaging and warmly entertaining.
BASED ON A BELOVED BRAND: Through her business and popular Instagram account of the same name, photographer Shana Novak turns treasured keepsakes into uniquely meaningful works of art. As @theheirloomist, Shana has become a living receptacle for her clients' stories, absorbing them as she strives to capture the essence of what makes each keepsake special to its owner in her photographs, and sharing them with her strong audience of devoted followers.
Perfect for:
• Fans of The Heirloomist project and @theheirloomist social media accounts
• Lovers of found objects and the stories behind them
• Photography enthusiasts and photography book collectors
• Anyone seeking unique Mother's Day or Father's Day gifts
• Readers of the New Yorker and story collections such as Humans of New York, Advanced Style, and Worn Stories
eBook
Bossan, Marie-Josèphe
Parkstone International
, 2023
; Italian
; 258 Pages
In un mondo in cui le scarpe sono diventate un prodotto di consumo di massa, questi accessori hanno perso il significato di un tempo: l'industria moderna ha adempiuto al suo compito, ovvero alla produzione di grandi quantità a prezzi bassi. C'è stato un tempo, però, in cui la scarpa è stata simbolo della forza della legione romana, del potere dei signorotti medievali o dell'oppressione della donna cinese.
La storia della calzatura è ricca e affascinante, come rivela l'autrice Marie-Josèphe Bossan: completando la sua analisi con una iconografia d'eccezione, l'autrice conferisce a questi oggetti, ormai di uso comune, una qualità universale, il cui rango è pari a quello di un'opera d'arte, che documenta l'intera storia dell' umanità.
eBook
Bossan, Marie-Josèphe
Parkstone International
, 2023
; Italian
; 258 Pages
In un mondo in cui le scarpe sono diventate un prodotto di consumo di massa, questi accessori hanno perso il significato di un tempo: l'industria moderna ha adempiuto al suo compito, ovvero alla produzione di grandi quantità a prezzi bassi. C'è stato un tempo, però, in cui la scarpa è stata simbolo della forza della legione romana, del potere dei signorotti medievali o dell'oppressione della donna cinese.
La storia della calzatura è ricca e affascinante, come rivela l'autrice Marie-Josèphe Bossan: completando la sua analisi con una iconografia d'eccezione, l'autrice conferisce a questi oggetti, ormai di uso comune, una qualità universale, il cui rango è pari a quello di un'opera d'arte, che documenta l'intera storia dell' umanità.
eBook
Bossan, Marie-Josèphe
Parkstone International
, 2019
; English
; 257 Pages
What is more common than a pair of shoes? In a world where shoes have become an object of mass consumption, these accessories are now rid of any significance. Industry has accomplished its duty: producing large quantities at low prices. But there was a time when the shoe symbolised the strength of the Roman legion, the power of the medieval lords or the oppression of the Chinese woman. Its history is both vast and enthralling, as revealed by the author Marie-Josephe Bossan. Supporting her analysis with an outstanding iconography, the author gives these commonplace objects a universal quality that sheds light on the whole of civilisation and elevates them to the rank of a work of art.
eBook
Bossan, Marie-Josèphe
Parkstone International
, 2019
; English
; 257 Pages
What is more common than a pair of shoes? In a world where shoes have become an object of mass consumption, these accessories are now rid of any significance. Industry has accomplished its duty: producing large quantities at low prices. But there was a time when the shoe symbolised the strength of the Roman legion, the power of the medieval lords or the oppression of the Chinese woman. Its history is both vast and enthralling, as revealed by the author Marie-Josephe Bossan. Supporting her analysis with an outstanding iconography, the author gives these commonplace objects a universal quality that sheds light on the whole of civilisation and elevates them to the rank of a work of art.
eBook
Bossan, Marie-Josèphe
Parkstone International
, 2019
; Spanish
; 257 Pages
¿Qué podría resultarnos más cotidiano que un par de zapatos? Hoy en día, se han transformado en un objeto de consumo masivo y aparecen despojados de todo significado. Sin embargo, estos accesorios funcionan como relatos y cuentan verdaderas historias de quienes los llevan. Antiguamente, no todos podían llevar zapatos, y quienes lo hacían, escogían sus modelos de acuerdo a su posición y situación. A lo largo de la historia, significaron la fuerza de la legión romana, el poder de la aristocracia en la Edad Media, la opresión de las mujeres chinas, la seducción de las estrellas del cine y el objeto fetiche por excelencia de muchos artistas y escritores. Marie-Josèphe Bossan explora en este libro la singular evolución de estos objetos… que se han ido cargando de simbolismo. La autora acompaña el análisis con destacadas fotografías y les otorga esa cualidad universal que ilumina la historia y al mismo tiempo los eleva a la categoría de obra de arte.
Bossan, Marie-Josèphe
Parkstone International
, 2019
; Spanish
; 257 Pages
¿Qué podría resultarnos más cotidiano que un par de zapatos? Hoy en día, se han transformado en un objeto de consumo masivo y aparecen despojados de todo significado. Sin embargo, estos accesorios funcionan como relatos y cuentan verdaderas historias de quienes los llevan. Antiguamente, no todos podían llevar zapatos, y quienes lo hacían, escogían sus modelos de acuerdo a su posición y situación. A lo largo de la historia, significaron la fuerza de la legión romana, el poder de la aristocracia en la Edad Media, la opresión de las mujeres chinas, la seducción de las estrellas del cine y el objeto fetiche por excelencia de muchos artistas y escritores. Marie-Josèphe Bossan explora en este libro la singular evolución de estos objetos… que se han ido cargando de simbolismo. La autora acompaña el análisis con destacadas fotografías y les otorga esa cualidad universal que ilumina la historia y al mismo tiempo los eleva a la categoría de obra de arte.
Audiobook
This Is Portland, 2nd Edition: The City You've Heard You Should Like
Dickson, Andrew; Barrett, Alexander
Blackstone Publishing
, 2018
; English
Captures the emotional experience of Portland, Oregon
A first-hand look at a city that people can't seem to stop talking about. It's a guidebook of sorts, but not to restaurants and sightseeing. Instead, Alexander Barrett is your friendly guide to the quirky characters and atmosphere of Portland, Oregon, and how fun, beautiful, and ridiculous it can be. With its approachable, often hilarious tone, this book is perfect for anyone who wants to learn more about bikes, beards, beers, rain, and everything else important about the city you've heard you should like. The expanded second edition of this popular book is sure to delight!
Dickson, Andrew; Barrett, Alexander
Blackstone Publishing
, 2018
; English
Captures the emotional experience of Portland, Oregon
A first-hand look at a city that people can't seem to stop talking about. It's a guidebook of sorts, but not to restaurants and sightseeing. Instead, Alexander Barrett is your friendly guide to the quirky characters and atmosphere of Portland, Oregon, and how fun, beautiful, and ridiculous it can be. With its approachable, often hilarious tone, this book is perfect for anyone who wants to learn more about bikes, beards, beers, rain, and everything else important about the city you've heard you should like. The expanded second edition of this popular book is sure to delight!
eBook
The tractor factor : the world’s rarest classic farm tractors
Pripps, Robert N.; Sanders, Ralph; Morland, Andrew
Voyageur Press
, 2015
; English
; 163 Pages
With tractor historian Robert N. Pripps, take a close look at some of the most collectible vintage tractors from the United States, the UK, Germany, Holland, France, and other countries. Vintage farm tractors are revered throughout the world as the source of mechanical labor, allowing the revolution of farming to take place in the twentieth century. Some of the most interesting tractors are also the rarest, since they were produced in very small quantities. These include one-of-a-kind modified models; very, very old machines; and models produced by one of the many companies that made tractors for only a short time. The Tractor Factor is a richly illustrated book that reveals what makes a ractor collectible, showcases the rarest models, gives a history of the marque, and details specific finds. Robert N. Pripps, a leading tractor historian, covers models from the United States, the UK, Germany, Holland, France, and other countries. Pripps' expertise, paired with the stunning photography of Ralph W. Sanders and Andrew Morland, makes The Tractor Factor a book no fan of these paradigm-changing machines will want to miss!
Pripps, Robert N.; Sanders, Ralph; Morland, Andrew
Voyageur Press
, 2015
; English
; 163 Pages
With tractor historian Robert N. Pripps, take a close look at some of the most collectible vintage tractors from the United States, the UK, Germany, Holland, France, and other countries. Vintage farm tractors are revered throughout the world as the source of mechanical labor, allowing the revolution of farming to take place in the twentieth century. Some of the most interesting tractors are also the rarest, since they were produced in very small quantities. These include one-of-a-kind modified models; very, very old machines; and models produced by one of the many companies that made tractors for only a short time. The Tractor Factor is a richly illustrated book that reveals what makes a ractor collectible, showcases the rarest models, gives a history of the marque, and details specific finds. Robert N. Pripps, a leading tractor historian, covers models from the United States, the UK, Germany, Holland, France, and other countries. Pripps' expertise, paired with the stunning photography of Ralph W. Sanders and Andrew Morland, makes The Tractor Factor a book no fan of these paradigm-changing machines will want to miss!
eBook
The bells of russia: history and technology
Williams, Edward V.
Princeton University Press
, 2014
; English
; 297 Pages
This generously illustrated book records the story of Russia’s bells — the thousands of awe inspiring instruments that gave voice to the visual splendors of Russian Orthodoxy and to the political aspirations of the tsars.
Originally published in 1986.
Williams, Edward V.
Princeton University Press
, 2014
; English
; 297 Pages
This generously illustrated book records the story of Russia’s bells — the thousands of awe inspiring instruments that gave voice to the visual splendors of Russian Orthodoxy and to the political aspirations of the tsars.
Originally published in 1986.
eBook
Pastimes : from art and antiquarianism to modern Chinese historiography
Brown, Shana J.
University of Hawaii Press
, 2011
; English
; 231 Pages
Pastimes is the first book in English on Chinese jinshi, or antiquarianism, the pinnacle of traditional connoisseurship of ancient artifacts and inscriptions. As a scholarly field, jinshi was inaugurated in the Northern Song (960–1127) and remained popular until the early twentieth century. Literally the study of inscriptions on bronze vessels and stone steles, jinshi combined calligraphy and painting, the collection of artifacts, and philological and historical research. For aficionados of Chinese art, the practices of jinshi offer a fascinating glimpse into the lives of traditional Chinese scholars and artists, who spent their days roaming the sometimes seamy world of the commercial art market before attending elegant antiquarian parties, where they composed poetic tributes to their ancient objects of obsession. And during times of political upheaval, such as the nineteenth century, the art and artifact studies of jinshi legitimatized reform and contributed to a dynamic and progressive field of learning.Indeed, the paradox of jinshi is that it was nearly as venerable as the ancient artifacts themselves, and yet it was also subject to continual change. This was particularly true in the last decades of the Qing (1644–1911) and the first decades of the twentieth century, when a diverse group of cosmopolitan and science-minded scholars contributed to what was considered at the time to be a “revolution in traditional linguistics.” These antiquarians transformed how historians used literary sources and material artifacts from the ancient past and set the stage for a new understanding of the longevity and cohesiveness of Chinese history.The history of jinshi offers insights that are relevant to Chinese cultural and intellectual history, art history, and politics. Scholars of the modern period will find the resiliency and continuing influence of jinshi to be an important counterpoint to received views on the trajectory of Chinese cultural and intellectual change. We are accustomed to think that Chinese modernity originated in the great tumult of the turn-of-the-century encounter with foreign learning. The example of jinshi reveals the significance of local transformations that occurred much earlier in the nineteenth century. Its combination of art and historiography reveals the full range of scholarly appreciation for the past and its artifacts and provides a unique perspective from which to define “modern China” and illuminate its indigenous origins.
Brown, Shana J.
University of Hawaii Press
, 2011
; English
; 231 Pages
Pastimes is the first book in English on Chinese jinshi, or antiquarianism, the pinnacle of traditional connoisseurship of ancient artifacts and inscriptions. As a scholarly field, jinshi was inaugurated in the Northern Song (960–1127) and remained popular until the early twentieth century. Literally the study of inscriptions on bronze vessels and stone steles, jinshi combined calligraphy and painting, the collection of artifacts, and philological and historical research. For aficionados of Chinese art, the practices of jinshi offer a fascinating glimpse into the lives of traditional Chinese scholars and artists, who spent their days roaming the sometimes seamy world of the commercial art market before attending elegant antiquarian parties, where they composed poetic tributes to their ancient objects of obsession. And during times of political upheaval, such as the nineteenth century, the art and artifact studies of jinshi legitimatized reform and contributed to a dynamic and progressive field of learning.Indeed, the paradox of jinshi is that it was nearly as venerable as the ancient artifacts themselves, and yet it was also subject to continual change. This was particularly true in the last decades of the Qing (1644–1911) and the first decades of the twentieth century, when a diverse group of cosmopolitan and science-minded scholars contributed to what was considered at the time to be a “revolution in traditional linguistics.” These antiquarians transformed how historians used literary sources and material artifacts from the ancient past and set the stage for a new understanding of the longevity and cohesiveness of Chinese history.The history of jinshi offers insights that are relevant to Chinese cultural and intellectual history, art history, and politics. Scholars of the modern period will find the resiliency and continuing influence of jinshi to be an important counterpoint to received views on the trajectory of Chinese cultural and intellectual change. We are accustomed to think that Chinese modernity originated in the great tumult of the turn-of-the-century encounter with foreign learning. The example of jinshi reveals the significance of local transformations that occurred much earlier in the nineteenth century. Its combination of art and historiography reveals the full range of scholarly appreciation for the past and its artifacts and provides a unique perspective from which to define “modern China” and illuminate its indigenous origins.
