Kelty James (16 results)

Condition: Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Condition: Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Condition: Good. paperback 100% of proceeds go to charity! Good condition with all pages in tact. Item shows signs of use and may have cosmetic defects.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Used; very good. Book was donated to Friends of Omaha Public Library.

Softcover. Condition: Good+. Unstated printing, side-stapled sheets, has bumps with creasing to the spine ends and corners, rubbing with soiling and small scrapes to the covers, and sunning with shelf wear to the edges. Overall, this is a solid, Good+ copy.

Softcover. Condition: As New. Family Album, U.S.A. puts language in context as students become involved in the lives of the Stewart family. This spiraled approach to language development provides a sound curriculum for successful language acquisition. Adaptable to any course structure -- Family Album may be used as a complete 4-level basal course, or to supplement any other core series. It is also ideal for language labs and distance learning programs. Full resource package -- This program includes Classroom Videos, Student Books, Teacher's Editions, and an Assessment Program -- even an On-line Teacher's Resource Center! And Family Album is now available in an exciting CD-ROM format. A rich supply of resource material yields a wealth of ideas to enliven your classroom and energize your students!

paperback. Condition: Good. Good. Dust Jacket NOT present. CD WILL BE MISSING. . SHIPS FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Adelaide, Art Gallery of South Australia, 2015. Large quarto, 352 pages with hundreds of colour illustrations. Colour-pictorial papered boards lightly scuffed and bumped; ownership name and date on the front flyleaf; an excellent copy. Published to accompany the exhibition of the same name at the Art Gallery of South Australia, 13 June to 30 August 2015.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Adelaide, Art Gallery of South Australia, 2015. Large quarto, 352 pages with hundreds of colour illustrations (many full-page). Colour-pictorial papered boards; light surface scratches to the rear cover; ownership signature on the first page; an excellent copy. Published to accompany the exhibition of the same name at the Art Gallery of South Australia, 13 June to 30 August 2015.

Boards. 1st edition. 1st ed., folio, pp 352, original pictorial boards, profusely illustrated with colour plates and illustrations. Very good condition. Lavishly illustrated exhibition catalogue of 250 items from the 1500s to the early 1800s featuring the spectacular and exotic art produced for global markets during the period known as the 'Age of Spices'. Demand for spices spurred on the great voyages of exploration and the establishment of vast empires across Asia. Treasure Ships presents the stories of the spice markets, slave trade and shipwrecks, as well as illustrating the astonishing beauty of Chinese porcelain, known as ?white gold? and celebrating vibrant Indian textiles created for export around the world. Included in this book are paintings, sculptures, textiles, ceramics, furniture, decorative arts, maps, early manuscripts and shipwreck artefacts retrieved from the VOC ships, Batavia and the Gilt Dragon, which sank off the Western Australian coast in the seventeenth century. Also includes the oldest depiction of Australian land in print, Francisco Pelsaert's account of the fated Dutch journey of the VOC (Dutch East India) Ship Batavia to the East Indies. Please note: this is a HEAVY BOOK so please contact us direct for postage rates.

paperback. Condition: Good. Used items may contain, highlighting, writing, and other previous signs of use. Used items may not contain CD's. access codes and other accompanying items when applicable.

Hardcover/Hardback. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Exhibition catalogue. Trade, collecting, pillage, and influences via objects of all sorts between Europe and Asia, 16th-19th centuries, 300 items, all described and reproduced in colour; inscribed to Barry Humphries by Nick Mitzevich, Director of the Art Gallery of South Australia. Pictorial boards. Barry Humphries' copy with his bookplate. Fine as issued without dustwrapper. book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Adelaide, Art Gallery of South Australia, 2022. Quarto, 468 pages with hundreds of illustrations (most in colour). Decorated cloth; ownership name on the verso of the front free endpaper; text block lightly tanned about the edges; an excellent copy. '"Interwoven Journeys" includes thirty-eight chapters written by thirty-one curators, scholars and artists from around the world, who examine a wealth of textiles, ceramics, sculptures, photographs and paintings included in the Michael Abbott collections' (from the publisher's blurb).

Pictorial Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Exhibition Publication. Light general wear to bards. Internally very clean. Binding tight. 352pp This exhibition presents the stories of the spice markets, slave trade and shipwrecks, told through artworks. It includes over 250 outstanding and rarely seen examples of ceramics, furniture, maps, metalware, paintings and prints, plus the precious Chinese porcelain. Sourced from public and private collections around the world, it reveals how Asian and European artists interacted, and how the foundations were laid for today's aesthetic globalism. Size: 245mm x 325mm. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. ARTTreasure Ships: Art in the Age of Spices presents the complex artistic and cultural interactions between Europe and Asia from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries - a period known as the Age of Spices. The book includes nearly 300 outstanding and rarely seen works of ceramics, decorative arts, furniture, metalware, paintings, prints and textiles from public and private collections in Australia, India, Portugal, Singapore and the United States. The works of art illustrated reveal how the international trade in spices and other exotic commodities inspired dialogue between Asian and European artists, a centuries-old conversation whose heritage is the aesthetic globalism we know today. Highlights include a diverse range of Christian works of art created in ports such as Goa and Nagasaki from collections in Portugal and India, two works from the personal collection of Queen Adelaide (1792-1849) after whom the city of Adelaide is named, artefacts retrieved from the Batavia, which sank off the Western Australian coast in the seventeenth century, to name a few. pp. 352 colour illustrations, plates, maps 247 x 325 x 33mm"A highlight for the Art Gallery of South Australia in June will be the much anticipated 'Treasure ships : art in the Age of Spices' which is the first exhibition in Australia to present the complex artistic and cultural interactions between Europe and Asia from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries - a period known as the Age of Spices. This exhibition includes 300 outstanding and rarely-seen works of ceramics, decorative arts, furniture, metalware, paintings, prints and textiles from public and private collections in Australia, India, Portugal, Singapore and the United States. The works of art selected reveal how the international trade in spices and other exotic commodities inspired dialogue between Asian and European artists, a centuries old conversation whose heritage is the aesthetic globalism we know today. A highlight of the exhibition will be a diverse range of Christian artwork created at ports such as Goa and Nagasaki on loan from Portugal and India as well as the inclusion of two works from the personal collection of Queen Adelaide (1792-1849) after whom the city of Adelaide is named. Another highlight will be artefacts retrieved from the Batavia, which sank off the Western Australian coast in the seventeenth century. This exhibition is presented in collaboration with the Art Gallery of Western Australia."Preface / James Bennett and Russell KeltySpices / James BennettMapping the sea and sky / James BennettPortugal and the State of India / James BennettNetherlands and the United East Indies Company / James BennettThe Ambonese curiosity cabinet / Joost DaalderEngraving Eastern discoveries / Robert J. Del BontaÌFish catch / Tracey Lock-WeirJesuit journeys : cross-cultural exchange in Christianity in Asia / FR Jeremy Clarke, SJIslam and the West / James BennettThe world of the pesisir kingdoms / James BennettThe first Argonauts / Bruce CarpenterMarege / James BennettTreasure ships / Russell KeltyTwelve ships / Wayne CrothersFrom medicine pot to mizusashi : appropriating Europe in Japanese art / Richard L. WilsonIndian textiles for Southeast Asia and other markets / James BennettChinoiserie in Europe / Carol CainsBritain and India / Judith HeavenCatalogue of worksBooks and manuscriptsCeramicsDecorative artsFurniture and architectural piecesMaps and globesMetalwarePaintingsSculpturesTextiles and costumesShipwreck artefactsWoodcut prints, engravings and etchingsWorks on paper.Published in conjunction with the exhibition held at the Art Gallery of South Australia, 13 June-30 August 2015 ; Art Gallery of Western Australia, 9 October 2015-31 January 2016.Bibliography: pages 341-348.Art, Asian -- European influences -- Exhibitions. | Art, European -- Oriental influences -- Exhibitions. | East and West -- Exhibitions. | Asia -- Relations -- Europe -- Exhibitions. | Europe -- Relations -- Asia -- Exhbitions. | Asia -- Commerce -- Europe -- History -- Exhibitions. | Europe -- Commerce -- Asia -- History -- Exhibitions. | AustralianA SUMPTUOUS LARGE FORMAT BOOK #0720/070523 (Very light small scratch indentations to cover, otherwise FINE.) Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA. (Please note: Over standard weight or size. Orders via ABE Books or Biblio or from Overseas may incur additional postage charges. We will contact you prior to processing order to request your approval or contact us to confirm postage cost.).