LibGuides: THEA 285: Period Styles: Resources by Cultural Style

Selected Books on Cultural Styles

Search in the WSU Online Catalog for some of these helpful Subject Headings:

Andes Region--Antiquities
Aztec Art
Aztecs--Antiquities
Central America--Antiquities
Indian Architecture--Andes Region
Indian Art--Andes Region
Indian Art--Central America
Indian Art--Mexico
Indians of Central America--Clothing
Indians of Mexico--Clothing
Latin America--Antiquities
Maya Architecture
Maya Art
Mayas--Antiquities
Mayas--Social Life and Customs
Mexico--Antiquities

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Books:

Art and myth of the ancient Maya by Chinchilla Mazariegos, Oswaldo.
Call Number: ONLINE
ISBN: 9780300224672
This nuanced account explores Maya mythology through the lens of art, text, and culture. It offers an important reexamination of the mid-16th-century Popol Vuh, long considered an authoritative text, which is better understood as one among many crucial sources for the interpretation of ancient Maya art and myth.
Art of the Andes by Rebecca Stone-Miller
Call Number: F2230.1.A7 S76 1996
ISBN: 0500202869
This is a study of the art and architecture created by the various cultures of the ancient Andes. The book examines the goldwork, intricate textiles, vast cities and tall pyramids that constitute one of the oldest artistic traditions in history which, although the Incas are famous as the masters of the largest empire in the Renaissance world, remains relatively little-known.
Art of the Incas by Henri Stierlin
Call Number: Folio F2230.1.A7 S7513 1984
ISBN: 0847805298
An analysis of pre-Columbia artistic achievements in South America prior to the Spanish conquest explores the evolution of the arts in the region from 3000 B.C. to the fall of the Inca Empire in 1533.
The Aztec World by Elizabeth M. Brumfiel (Editor); Gary M. Feinman (Editor); Field Museum of Natural History Staff (Contribution by)
Call Number: F1219.73 .T68 2000
ISBN: 0810972786
The Aztec World is an illustrated survey of the Aztecs based on insightful research by a team of international experts from the United States and Mexico.
The Aztecs by Richard F. Townsend
Call Number: F1219.73 .T68 2009
ISBN: 0500287910
Within a hundred years, the Aztecs established the largest empire in Mesoamerican history, and at Tenochtitlan built a vast, shimmering city in a lake, a Venice of the New World. The book ends with a dramatic narrative of the Spanish conquest, as seen from the Aztec viewpoint.
The Aztecs by Dirk R. Van Tuerenhout; John M. Weeks (Editor)
Call Number: F1219.73 .V35 2005
ISBN: 157607921X
To present the most complete picture possible, the author goes to the most fascinating source available--the living ancestors who keep the Aztec language and many aspects of their ancient worldview alive.
Aztecs of Central Mexico by Frances Berdan
Call Number: F1219.73 .B47 2005
ISBN: 0534627285
Who were the Aztecs, really? AZTECS OF CENTRAL MEXICO: AN IMPERIAL SOCIETY answers that question by covering the compelling story of a complex, imperial society in Central Mexico during the 15th and 16th centuries.
Dawnd of the Maya (2004) by Townsley, Graham
Call Number: F1435 .D39 2005
ISBN: 9780792248125
Explore with National Geographic the last frontier of knowledge about the Ancient Maya as archaeologists uncover evidence of an early Maya culture more dynamic and sophisticated than ever believed.
Indian Clothing Before Cortes by Patricia R. Anawalt; Jean C. Sells (Illustrator); H. B. Nicholson (Introduction by)
Call Number: Folio F1219.3.C75 A5
ISBN: 0806116501
Describes the clothing of pre-Hispanic Middle American Indians.
Maya Art and Architecture by Mary Ellen Miller; Megan E. O'Neil
Call Number: F1435.3.A7 M55 2014
ISBN: 9780500204221
This classic guide to the art of the ancient Maya is illustrated in color throughout. Here are explanations about how and why the Maya created the paintings, sculpture, and monuments that intrigue and compel people the world over.
Maya Art and Architecture by Mary Ellen Miller
Call Number: F1435.3.A7 M55 1999
ISBN: 050020327X
From temple to tomb, the author explains how and why the Maya made their greatest works. New archaeological discoveries at Copan, Tikal, and Palenque--to name but a few--are included, and the author draws on recent decipherments in Maya writing to provide fresh interpretations of Maya sculpture and ceramics.
Montezuma Twilight God of the Aztecs
Call Number: ONLINE - streamed video
As the last great Aztec ruler, Montezuma II inherited a sprawling yet fragile empire. This program studies his governance, its abrupt end at the hands of the conquistadors, and its historical meanings. Paralleling a major exhibition at the British Museum, the film features artifacts, architecture, and images that speak to Montezuma's humanity, his self-proclaimed divinity, and the cultural context in which he ruled. These include depictions from the Florentine Codex, the Templo Mayor disk depicting Coyolxauhqui, and the public works of Malinalco, Teotihuacan, and other locations. Analysis of Montezuma's face-off with Hernan Cortes reveals an agile strategist whose brutality was eclipsed only by that of the invaders.
Of gods and kings : pre-Columbian art of Mexico, Central America and South America by Rote, Carey
Call Number: F1434.2.A7 R676 1992
Reading Maya Art by Andrea Stone; Marc Zender
Call Number: F1435.3.W75 S76 2011
ISBN: 9780500051689
Publication Date: 2011-04-01
Maya art is a rare combination of linear elegance and naturalism blended with dazzling symbolic complexity. Decorated objects, ranging from painted vases and carved jade and shell ornaments to towering stone monuments and building facades, bear the traces of a symbol system that, while fascinating, can make an understanding of these images elusive to the uninitiated. Presented here is a compendium of one hundred hieroglyphs that are also the building blocks of ancient Maya painting and sculpture. Organized thematically, the symbols touch on many facets of the Maya world, from the natural environment--animals, plants, the heavens--to the mental landscape of gods, myths, and rituals. Using hundreds of line drawings and photographs, Andrea Stone and Marc Zender show how to identify these signs, understand their meaning, and appreciate the novel ways they appear in art.
Wearing Culture by Heather Orr (Editor); Matthew Looper (Editor)
Call Number: ONLINE
ISBN: 9781607322825
Wearing Culture illuminates the significance of articles of regalia and of dressing and ornamenting people and objects among the Formative period cultures of ancient Mesoamerica and Central America.

Videos:

Americas before the Europeans
Call Number: ONLINE - Streamed Video
A documentary history of the early Americas.
The Americas before the Europeans
Call Number: ONLINE - Streamed Video
A documentary history of the early Americas.
Rashōmon
Call Number: PN1995.9.F67 R374 2002

Links:

HistoryWorld Timeline: Incas
Maquahuitl
Open article about Aztec weaponry.
Qoricancha (Temple Of The Sun), Cusco, Peru
A tour site with images.
Tenochtitlan Model
Model of the Aztec City of Tenochtitlan at the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City
Wikipedia Entry for the National Anthropology Museum in Mexico City
Contains some useful images.

Search in the WSU Online Catalog for some of these helpful Subject Headings:

Architecture, Egyptian
Art, Ancient--Egypt
Art, Egyptian
Egypt--Antiquities
Egypt--Social Life and Customs

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Books:

Ancient Egyptian, Mesopotamian & Persian costume and decoration by Houston, Mary G.
Call Number: GT510 .H65 1964
Clothing was hardly a practical necessity in North Africa and what is today the Middle East. Often a luxury item in these warm, humid climates, it became more essential as people's lives improved socially and economically. But even then, the drapery was light and tended to accent the body's shape rather than conceal it. The first part of this profusely illustrated and scrupulously researched text examines the evolution in apparel worn by Egyptian royalty, priests, musicians, manual workers, the military, and foreigners (as depicted by Egyptian artists). Two additional sections consider clothing worn in ancient Mesopotamia and Persia, focusing largely on Sumerian, Babylonian, and Assyrian styles.
The Art of Ancient Egypt by Gay Robins
Call Number: N5350 .R63 1997
ISBN: 0674046609
This book studies Egyptian art from the grandeur of the Great Pyramid to a face etched on an amulet. The book conducts the reader through the world of Egyptian art, looking at wall paintings, sculpture, stelae, papyri and amulets from the early dynastic period to the Ptolemies.
Egyptian Art by Eleni Vassilika; Janine Bourriau (Contribution by); Andrew Morris (Photographer); Bridget Taylor (Photographer)
Call Number: N5350 .V35 1995
ISBN: 0521475198
This lavishly illustrated book brings together a selection of ancient Egyptian works of art of outstanding quality and interest, ranging from large sculptures to enchanting small decorative objects. The introduction and full descriptions explain their significance, style, material, and mode of manufacture within the framework of the life and religious beliefs of the royal and private owners for whom they were made. This handbook serves as an invaluable guide through four millennia of artistic production from one of the most visually advanced of ancient societies and readers will find much of interest and appeal among the numerous objects, all of which are shown in colour and many were published here for the first time.
Egyptian Art by Jaromir Malek; Nordine Haddad (Translator); Reinhold Heller
Call Number: N5350 .M264 1999
ISBN: 0714836273
From the geometrical precision of the pyramids to the golden treasures found in Tutankhamun's tomb, the art of ancient Egypt has an enduring capacity to attract and intrigue. These remarkable works of art are the concrete expression of the ancient Egyptians' way of life and their attitudes to religion and the afterlife. In this clear and comprehensive introduction, Jaromir Malek deftly traces Egyptian art from its prehistoric origins, through 3, 000 years of astonishing achievements in the era of the pharaohs, to the conquest of Egypt by the Romans.
Egyptian Painting by T. G. James
Call Number: ND75 .B74
ISBN: 0674241533
From the earliest times the Egyptians used bold, bright colours to decorate their buildings, sculptures, papyri, coffins and funerary chests. The large tomb-paintings in the British Museum are the most brilliant examples of their artistry but their love of colour shows also in the small vignettes of painted papyri. This book surveys the whole range of Egyptian painting, illustrated chiefly by the wealth of material in the British Museum.
The Material World of Ancient Egypt by William H. Peck
Call Number: DT61 .P43 2013
ISBN: 9780521713795
The Material World of Ancient Egypt examines the objects and artifacts, the representations in art, and the examples of documentation that together reveal the day-to-day physical substance of life in ancient Egypt. This book investigates how people dressed, what they ate, the houses they built, the games they played, and the tools they used, among many other aspects of daily life, paying great attention to the change and development of each area within the conservative Egyptian society.

Videos:

The art of ancient Egypt
Call Number: ONLINE - Streamed Video
Documentary about the art of ancient Egypt.
Egypt: Journey to the Global Civilization
Call Number: ONLINE - Streamed Video
Were Egypt's pyramids really built by slaves to be the tombs of the pharaohs? Most scholars believed so-until the excavation of a workers' village and the tomb of High Priest Kai led to some startling conclusions. In this program, Zahi Hawass, of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities, and renowned anthropologist Azza Saary el-Din provide support for the "public works" theory of the late Egyptologist Kurt Mendelssohn, while analysis of the River Nile's flood cycle, inquiries into the practices of medicine and mummification, and outstanding 3-D computer animation offer a broad perspective on ancient Egyptian society.
Egypt: Secrets of the Pharaohs
Call Number: ONLINE - Streamed Video
This classic program travels to a land of mystery and marvel as archaeologists investigate the secrets of long-lost Pharaonic culture and technology. A National Geographic Production.
The Pyramid of Cheops
Call Number: ONLINE - Streamed Video
The Great Pyramid of Cheops is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza Necropolis bordering what is now El Giza, Egypt. It is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the only one to remain largely intact. Egyptologists believe that the pyramid was built as a tomb for 4th-dynasty Egyptian pharaoh Khufu (Cheops in Greek) over an approximately 20-year period concluding around 2560 BC.
The Ten Commandments (1956)
Call Number: PN1995.9.B53 T46 2006
ISBN: 9781415718636
To escape the edict that condemned all first-born Hebrew males by Egypt's Pharoah, Rameses I, the infant Moses is set adrift on the Nile in a reed basket. Saved by the pharaoh's daughter Bithiah, he is adopted by her and brought up in the court of her brother, Pharaoh Seti. Moses gains Seti's favor and the love of the throne princess Nefertiri. He also gains the hatred of Seti's son, Rameses. When his Hebrew heritage is revealed, Moses is cast out of Egypt, and makes his way across the desert where he marries, has a son and is commanded by God to return to Egypt to free the Hebrews from slavery. In Egypt, Moses's fiercest enemy proves to be not Rameses, but someone near to him.

Links:

Discovering Ancient Egypt: Karnak Temple
An artist's site with images and information about the temple of Karnak.
Egyptian Monuments
A blog guide to Egyptian monuments.
Life in Ancient Egypt
A commercial site with lots of images of ancient Egyptian artifacts.
List of Rulers of Ancient Egypt
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and with images.

Search in the WSU Online Catalog for some of these helpful Subject Headings:

Architecture--India
Art--India
Art, Indic
Art, Mogul Empire--Exhibitions
Costume -- India
Decoration and Ornament--India
Decorative Arts--India
Hindu Temples--India
India--Social Life and Customs
Painting, Indic
Textile Fabrics--India

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Books:

Immortal India
Call Number: Folio DS423 .N352
Contains 12 colour and 106 photographic reproductions of natural beauty spots, monuments of India's past glory, beautiful temples, magnificent tombs and mosques, scenic grandeur and picturesque cities, ancient and modern.
Indian Art by Partha Mitter
Call Number: N7301 .M48 2001
ISBN: 9780192842213
This concise yet lively new survey guides the reader through 5000 years of Indian art and architecture. A rich artistic tradition is fully explored through the Hindu, Buddhist, Islamic, Colonial, and contemporary periods, incorporating discussion of modern Bangladesh and Pakistan, tribalartists, and the decorative arts.
Traditional Designs from India by Pradumna Tana; Rosalba Tana
Call Number: NK1476.A1 T3 1981
ISBN: 0486241297
The traditional arts and crafts of India reflect the exuberant spirit of the land and its people. Focusing on 4 distinct and exquisite types of traditional native folkcraft, the authors have brought forth a wealth of creative suggestions and graphic possibilities with these 99 full and partial color illustrations of authentic Indian motifs.

Videos:

The Apu trilogy (1955-1959)
Call Number: PK1718.R3119 A68 2008
Pather panchali: A poor Bengali family survives in a village but wider horizons tempt the father. The protection of family members' reputations, the relationship of the family group to an elderly 'aunt', and first confrontations with death contribute to the early development of the boy Apu. His father's dreams prevail over the objections of his mother so that at the end of the film the family moves to the big city of Benares.
Aparajito: Follows the life of the poor Bengali country boy, Apu and his encounter with the school system in Benares and later with the intellectual life at the university in Calcutta.
The world of Apu: The shy young man, Apu, is drawn into marriage out of regard for friendship and Hindu custom. He quickly realizes his love for his wife. They are blissfully happy for a year, until she dies in childbirth, leaving him the desolate father of a child.
The Buddha: the Story of Siddhartha
Call Number: ONLINE - Streamed Video
Two and a half millennia ago, a new religion was born in India, generated from the ideas of the Buddha, a mysterious Indian sage who gained enlightenment while he sat under a large, shapely fig tree. The Buddha never claimed to be God or his emissary on earth, only that he was a human being who had found a kind of serenity that others could find, too. This documentary tells the story of his life, a journey especially relevant in our own times.
Gandhi (1982)
Call Number: PN1995.9.E79 G36345 2007
ISBN: 9781424840946
A look at the life of Indian statesman and nationalist Mahatma Gandhi, focusing especially on his theory of non-violent resistance.
Hidden Treasures of Indian Art
Call Number: ONLINE - Streamed Video
In this program, host Griff Rhys Jones goes to India in search of exquisite, traditionally made textiles. Can he solve the mystery of an extraordinary Indian floor cloth kept in England for over 300 years? Who made it, and does the skill with which the fabric was created still exist? In the state of Gujarat, renowned throughout history for textiles, Jones goes off the beaten track to the towns and villages of the North West plains and discovers how centuries-old printing, dyeing, and embroidering techniques are still cornerstones in a way of life. Then it's on to the heart of one of India's most ethnically distinct and tradition-bound societies, the Rabari, famed for astonishing embroidery.
A Passage to India (1984)
Call Number: PN1997 .P359 2000
ISBN: 0767859863
While on a trip in 1928 to visit her son, Mrs. Moore, accompanied by her son's fiancee, becomes appalled at the treatment of the Indians by the ruling British government. Later, they befriend a native Indian who, over-stepping the accepted norms of his culture, invites the two ladies on an excursion. In a strange turn of events, he is accused of attempting to rape the young woman.

Links:

The Art of the Mughals
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
The Art of the Mughals after 1800
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art
British Library Quick Guide: the Ramayana
The Ramayana is an ancient Sanskrit epic which follows Prince Rama's quest to rescue his beloved wife Sita from the clutches of Ravana with the help of an army of monkeys. It is traditionally attributed to the authorship of the sage Valmiki and dated to around 500 BCE to 100 BCE.
Bronze Sculpture from the Chola Period
And links to South Asian Objects from the Collection of the Asia Society.
Examples of Indian Statuary
From a commercial site, examples of Hindu and Buddha statues in various materials.
Famous Mosques in India
From a commercial tourism site.
Indian Clothing
An example of a site with contemporary images, words and descriptions of basic clothes.
Indian Temple Architecture
All about Indian Temples.
North Indian Temple Architecture
An article from the Britannica Online.
Sikh Heritage in Britain
Exhibitions and preservation of Sikh artifacts in Britain and abroad. compiled by the Sikh Community & Youth Service, Nottingham.
UNESCO: World Heritage Sites (India)
Robust information about UNESCO World Heritage Sites, along with sites on the tentative list.
Vasily Vereshchagin painting: Pearl Mosque, Delhi
Victoria & Albert Museum: Fabric of India
Details and images from the exhibit.

Search in the WSU Online Catalog for some of these helpful Subject Headings:

Architecture--China
Architecture, Chinese
Art, Chinese
Art Objects, China
China--Antiquities
China--Social Life and Customs
Costume--China
Decoration and Ornament--China
Decorative Arts--China
Painting, Chinese
Sculpture, Chinese
Terra-cotta sculpture, Chinese--Quin-Han dynasties, 221 B.C.-220 A.D.

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Books:

Art in China by Craig Clunas
Call Number: N7340 .C59 1997
ISBN: 0192842447
China can boast a history of art lasting 5,000 years and embracing a huge diversity of images and objects - jade tablets, painted silk handscrolls and fans, ink and lacquer painting, porcelain-ware, sculptures, and calligraphy.
Arts of China, 900-1620 by William Watson
Call Number: N7343 .W382 2000
ISBN: 0300073933
This beautiful book is part of a survey of China's immense wealth of art, architecture, and artifacts from prehistoric times to the twentieth century. It covers the most prolific and broad-ranging period of Chinese art history, from the Song Dynasty with its spectacular landscape paintings to the Ming Dynasty with its lovely pottery. William Watson considers architecture, painting, sculpture, and the decorative arts in equal balance. He follows styles and motifs as they are developed in each medium from one province to another and discusses materials and techniques as well as the iconography and function of every art form.
China Chic by Valerie Steele; John S. Major
Call Number: GT1555 .S8 1999
ISBN: 0300079303
An exploration of the evolution of Chinese dress, from the dragon robes and lotus shoes of the imperial era to the modern Mao suit. It demolishes the myth of an ancient, unchanging mode of dress.
Eyewitness Travel Guide - China by Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff
Call Number: ONLINE
ISBN: 9780756684303
Packed with color photographs, illustrations, and detailed maps, Eyewitness Travel Guide: China explores China region-by region; from the marathon meanderings of its Great Wall and nomadic life in Tibet to the great cave-temple complexes that dot the ancient silk-trade routes.
The Golden Age of Chinese Archaeology by Xiaoneng Yang (Editor)
Call Number: Folio DS715 .G65 1999
ISBN: 0300081324
The book consists of four sections: late Prehistoric China, the so-called Jade Age, which produced finely carved jade, stone, and pottery objects; the Early Bronze Age, which included cultures from both north and south, such as the Fuhao, Sanxingdui, and Xin'gan discoveries; the Chu Culture, a splendid period revealed through its silk, lacquer, jade, musical instruments, paintings, calligraphy, and ritual bronzes like those from the Zenghou Yi tomb; and Imperial China, represented by objects beginning with the first emperor and ending with the Five Dynasties, which include the Qin terra-cotta army, jade suits, Qingzhou Buddhist sculptures, and the Famensi gold and silver objects.
Pattern and Person by Martin J. Powers
Call Number: ONLINE
ISBN: 9780674021396
Publication Date: 2006-12-01
In Classical China, crafted artefacts offered a material substrate for abstract thought as graphic paradigms for social relationships. Focusing on the 5th to 2nd Centuries B.C., Martin Powers explores how these paradigms continued to inform social thought long after the material substrate had been abandoned.
A Pictorial History of Chinese Architecture by Ssu-ch'eng Liang; Wilma Fairbank (Editor, Foreword by); Wu Liang-Yong (Foreword by)
Call Number: NA1540 .L536 1984
ISBN: 0262121034
Liang Ssu-ch'eng (1901-1972) was a pioneer in the scientific study of Chinese architectural history. He virtually created this field in China, and most of its current practitioners are his students. The book, which he wrote in English for a Western public and originally intended to publish in the 1940s, provides a rare record and analysis of temples, pagodas, tombs, bridges, and imperial palaces that are China's architectural heritage. It is a record that could not be duplicated today because a number of the structures have since been altered or demolished. With his co-workers, Liang combed the countryside for ancient buildings which he photographed with his Leica camera and recorded in large, detailed architectural drawings of plans, elevations, and cross-sections. These drawings are a text in themselves. Bearing captions in Chinese and English, they teach fundamental lessons about the anatomy of Chinese structures.
Three Thousand Years of Chinese Painting by Hsin Yang; Richard Barnhart; James Cahill; Hung Wu; Xin Yang; Nie Chongzheng; Lang Shaojun; Yang Xin
Call Number: Folio ND1040 .T48 1997
ISBN: 0300070136
From Neolithic era painted petroglyphs, early paintings on silk, and landscapes by 12th-century literati to the traditional handscrolls being produced today, this book recounts the history of Chinese painting over a span of some 3000 years.
Treasures from the Great Bronze Age of China by Gerard Pryor (Illustrator); Kitty S. Gilbert (Compiled by)
Call Number: NK7983.22 .N48 1980a
ISBN: 0870992309
Publication Date: 1980-04-01
Describes and interprets the spectacular works of art presented in the exhibition lent to 5 American museums by China.

Videos:

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
Call Number: PN1995.9.A3 W64 2001 in the Shocker DVD Collection
ISBN: 9780767861441
Set in 19th-century China, two master warriors are faced with their greatest challenge when the treasured Green Destiny sword is stolen. A young aristocratic woman prepares for an arranged marriage, but soon reveals her superior fighting talents and her romantic past. As each warrior battles for justice, they come face-to-face with their worst enemy, and the enduring power of love.
Exploring the world. China : Hong Kong
Call Number: ONLINE - Streamed video
This program offers a glimpse at one of the most remarkable places in the world, Hong Kong, which became a part of China in 1997. It is home to almost six million people and is the world's third largest trading center. We begin our tour at Victoria Harbor as we take a harbor cruise on Duckling, the last draft in Hong Kong. Originally these wooden boats transported cargo, but now Duckling acts as a cruise ship and shares the harbor with over 10,000 crafts daily. From the harbor visitors can take the Peak Tram to the top of Victoria Peak to get a panoramic view of the city, but the best way to learn about the city is to stroll its streets and byways. There are plentiful shopping opportunities, from malls and boutiques to open-air markets, and a variety of different regional Chinese restaurants are available so visitors can sample all the local delicacies. Religious temples provide another view of the culture, and the Song Dynasty Village is a re-construction of a traditional village where tourists can learn more about Chinese customs. A must-see is Aberdeen, a fishing community south of Victoria Harbor, that is best known for its floating restaurants, where a dim-sun lunch is the highlight of the visit!
Exploring the world. Taiwan : Taipei
Call Number: ONLINE - Streamed video
Taipei is the capital city of the Republic of China and is located in Taiwan, an island in the Pacific off the coast of mainland China, which governs the island; it also is the administrative, commercial, manufacturing, and cultural center of the island. Here we find the National Palace Museum, which houses the largest collection of Chinese art in the world; the Longshan Temple, one of over 5,000 beautiful and ornate temples on the island; the National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, erected in memory of the former president, where we witness the "changing of the guard"; and the National Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, a memorial to China's National Father, Dr.Sun Yat-sen. Nearby is the popular "Window on China" theme park, a miniature world of traditional Chinese buildings and sites in mainland China and Taiwan; plus "Mini Kingdom," which contains more than 50 sets of miniature landscapes found throughout the world, such as the Pyramids and Mount Rushmore. Back in Taipei we view a lavish set of the Chinese Opera Theater; then explore the famous night market in Snake Alley. Next we travel to the enchanting Sun Moon Lake, the island's largest lake, which is located in the center of Taiwan. Lastly, we visit the Formosan Aboriginal Cultural Village that built to preserve Taiwan's Aboriginal cultures and to help develop tourism.
Farewell My Concubine (1993)
Call Number: PN1995 .B39 1999
ISBN: 0788816101
Story that spans more than 50 years in the lives of two men at the Peking Opera, friends since childhood, and the woman who comes between them. Also an absorbing drama of the period in Chinese history from the warlord era through the Cultural Revolution.
The Grandmaster (2013)
Call Number: PN1997.2 .G733 2014 in the Shocker DVD Collection
An action feature inspired by the life and times of the legendary kung fu master, Ip Man, who mentored Bruce Lee. The story spans the tumultuous Republican era that followed the fall of China's last dynasty, a time of chaos, division, and war that was also the golden age of Chinese martial arts.

Links:

Chinese Dragon article from Wikipedia
The Chinese Dragon as a prominent motif.
Chinese Garden
An example of a Chinese Garden at the Huntington Library.
Dougong article from Wikipedia
Dougong (Chinese: 斗拱; pinyin: dǒugǒng; literally: "cap [and] block") is a unique structural element of interlocking wooden brackets, one of the most important elements in traditional Chinese architecture.

Search in the WSU Online Catalog for some of these helpful Subject Headings:

Architecture, Domestic--Japan
Architecture--Japan
Architecture, Japanese
Art--Japan
Art, Japanese
Costume--Japan
Decoration and Ornament--Japan
Interior Decoration--Japan
Kimonos
Painting, Japanese
Sculpture, Japan
Sculpture, Japanese

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Books:

Folk Arts and Crafts of Japan by Kageo Muraoka; Kichiemon Okamura; Daphne Stegmaier (Translator)
Call Number: NK1071 .M8713
ISBN: 0834810093
Illustrations of textiles, pottery, baskets, ceramics, wood carvings, and other craft products accompany a history of Japanese folk arts.
History of Japanese Art by Penelope E. Mason
Call Number: N7350 .M26 2005
ISBN: 0131176013
Here is a comprehensive survey of Japanese art and culture, including calligraphy, lacquer, metalware, ceramics, and textiles.
How to Look at Japanese Art by Stephen Addiss; Audrey Y. Seo (Contribution by)
Call Number: N7350 .A375 1996
ISBN: 0810926407
An introduction to Japanese art which emphasizes various distinctive attributes as well as the cultural context. It discusses six major art forms: painting, sculpture, prints, ceramics, calligraphy and garden design. The latter has a role in the practice of Zen Buddhism.
Japanese Art by Joan Stanley-Smith; Joan Stanley-Baker
Call Number: N7350 .S7 1984
ISBN: 0500201927
This book surveys authoritatively and provocatively the arts of Japan from the prehistoric period to the present, bringing together the results of the most recent research on the subject. Profusely illustrated with examples from all the arts - painting, calligraphy, the decorative arts and architecture.
Japanese Costume and Textile Arts by Seiroku Noma; Armins Nikovskis (Translator)
Call Number: NK8984.A1 N6513 1974
ISBN: 0834810263
Emphasizes the kosode and costumes of the Noh theater in discussing the evolution of the textile arts in relation to Japanese social history.
Japanese Homes and Their Surroundings by Morse, Edward Sylvester
Call Number: NA7451 .M6 1961
In this book the author writes about the more than 4 years he spent visiting hundreds of Japanese homes and learning as much as possible about their construction, design, furnishings, and relative merits.
The Social Life of Kimono by Sheila Cliffe
Call Number: ONLINE
ISBN: 9781472585547
The kimono is an iconic garment with a history as rich and colourful as the textiles from which it is crafted. Deeply associated with Japanese culture both past and present, it has often been thought of as a highly gendered, rigidly traditional and unchanging national costume. This book challenges that perception, revealing the nuanced meanings and messages behind the kimono from the point of view of its wearers and producers, many of whom - both men and women - see the garment as a vehicle for self-expression.
Traditional Japanese Design Motifs by Joseph D'Addetta
Call Number: NK1484.A1 D3 1984
ISBN: 0486246299
The subtlety and vitality of traditional Japanese design are admired (and imitated) the world over. Here is a treasury of hundreds of authentic Japanese design motifs -- all royalty-free and easy to reproduce -- sure to appeal to artists and craftsmen striving for distinctive touches in their projects.
Ukiyo-E to Shin Hanga by Chris Uhlenberg (Editor); Amy Newland (Editor)
Call Number: Folio NE1310 .U34 1990
ISBN: 0792453409
Relates the full story of Japanese printmaking, both single-sheet prints and illustrated books and albums from the Edo through the Meiji and Taisho periods. Special features of the book include: the complex processes of printmaking; boxed features on surimono, sumo, and Ōsaka prints; and more than 200 color plates and black and white photographs.

Videos:

Japan in Color: Albert Kahn's Archive of the Planet
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Contains cinematic and autochrome material from the Albert Kahn Museum.
Kimono Symbol of a Nation
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Elegant, flowing, and steeped in mythology, the kimono has survived for fifteen hundred years as a symbol of Japanese tradition and a mirror of Japan's evolving culture. From medieval courtesans adorned in sensual finery to samurai warriors whose clothing signified their military allegiance, anyone donning a kimono accepted and perpetuated its meanings. Today, knowledge of its traditions and observance of the elaborate rules surrounding it have declined. Nevertheless, thanks to the small number of modern Japanese women who honor and study their past, the multifaceted gown lives on. This program examines the kimono's continuing importance in Japanese culture and society-from the tea ceremony to the fashion runway.
Rashomon (1950)
Call Number: PN1995.9.F67 R374 2002 in the Music Library
ISBN: 0780024591
Set in Middle Ages Japan, the nature of truth and subjective reality are probed in a series of flashbacks from four viewpoints to present the case history of a man's murder and the rape of his wife by a bandit.

Links:

Byōbu
Wikipedia on: Byōbu (屏風, wind wall) are Japanese folding screens made from several joined panels, bearing decorative painting and calligraphy, used to separate interiors and enclose private spaces, among other uses.
Japan: Images of a People
From Smithsonian Education, regarding screen paintings.
KCI Digital Archives
From the Kyoto Costume Institute, the KCI Digital Archives presents image and text information for the objects in the collection, arranged in chronological order. The collection contains a vast number of items of both Western and Japanese clothing.

Search in the WSU Online Catalog for some of these helpful Subject Headings:

Hijab (Islamic Clothing)
Islamic Architecture
Islamic Art
Islamic Decoration and Ornament

To reserve materials in advance of your library visit, place a hold using the Libraries’ online catalog at https://libcat.wichita.edu/.

Instruction for Placing a Hold through the Library Catalog

Books:

Islam by Markus Hattstein; Peter Delius
Call Number: N6260 .I75 2015
ISBN: 9783848008384
Islam: Art and Architecture follows the historical development and artistic expressions of the Islamic dynasties and regions.
Islamic art at the V&A
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This program highlights the beauty and complexity of the Jameel collection; it also enables viewers to closely examine individual pieces-including the Ardabil Carpet from 16th-century Iran, one of the largest and finest carpets in existence, and an exquisite rock crystal ewer from 11th-century Egypt. Many other examples of ceramics, textiles, metalwork, manuscripts, and architectural elements are featured.
Islamic Geometric Design by Eric Broug
Call Number: Folio NK1270 .B7613 2015
ISBN: 9780500516959
Islamic geometric designs are admired worldwide for their beauty and marvelous intricacy, yet they are seldom understood. In this handsomely illustrated volume, Eric Broug analyzes and explains these complex designs in their historical and physical context.
Splendors of Islam by Dominique Clevenot; Gerald De George (Photographer)
Call Number: NA380 .C5713 2000
ISBN: 0865652147
Since human representation is forbidden in Islamic religious monuments, design & ornamentation reach unparalleled heights in Islamic tiles, mosaics, stucco, brickwork, & ceramics, enhanced by brilliant color.

Videos:

El Cid (1961) by Mann, Anthony
Call Number: PN1995.9.E79 C54 2000
Epic drama of Spain's eleventh-century hero who sought to unify the Christian kings and Moorish emirs and to turn back the threat from Africa.
Islamic Art: Africa and Central Asia
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This film introduces viewers to masterworks in Africa, the Middle East, and Central Asia-from the gigantic and surreal mud mosques of Mali; to a rare, 10th-century Egyptian ewer carved out of a single piece of rock crystal; to the inspired urban planning of the ancient city of Isfahan in Iran; to the stunning architecture of Uzbekistan's Samarquand. Waldemar Januszczak shares his knowledge of the Sunni-Shiite schism and its artistic implications, the Fatimid influence evident in Cairo's Al-Azhar mosque, and the vast debt which Gothic architecture owes to the arches and filigrees of medieval Islamic building design.
Islamic Art: India and the Middle East
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In this program, art critic Waldemar Januszczak travels through the heart of the Middle East and beyond to study a wide range of Islamic architecture, decoration, and art objects. Providing helpful historical background on the faith-with an eye on the explosive spread of early Islamic culture-the program examines the pristine beauty of India's Taj Mahal as well as one of the world's oldest surviving mosques, and what may be its most spectacular: the Great Mosque in the Syrian capital of Damascus. Dispelling the myth that Islam forbids all pictorial images, Januszczak analyzes mosaics commissioned by Umayyad caliphs Al-Walid I and II-including one uninhabited cityscape that seems to depict heavenly paradise.
Lawrence of Arabia (1962) by Lean, David
Call Number: PN1997 .L38 2000
ISBN: 0767859669
Presents the story of T.E. Lawrence (Peter O'Toole), the heroic and troubled man who organized the Arab nations to fight the Turks in World War I and then, having reached a pinnacle of power in Mideast politics, retired to postwar military obscurity.
The Sheik (1921) by Melford, George
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This silent film, directed by George Melford and featuring Rudolph Valentino, Agnes Ayres, and Ruth Miller, is about an Arab sheik and an Englishwoman who fall in love after her abduction.
The Son of the Sheik (1926) by Fitzmaurice, George
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This silent film, directed by George Fitzmaurice and featuring Rudolph Valentino, Vilma Banky, and George Fawcett, is about the troubled romance between the son of a sheik and a dancing girl.