Glass Exchange Between Europe and China, 1550-1800 Diplomatic, Mercantile and Technological Interactions |
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| Author:
| Curtis, Emily Byrne |
| Series title: | Transculturalisms, 1400-1700 Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7546-6316-4 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2009 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $175.00 |
Book Description:
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In this study, Emily Byrne Curtis explores takes as her subject lenses, spectacles, and windows found in China from the sixteenth century. Tracing their technological development back to the glassworks in Murano, Venice, she also explores their significance in terms of Venice's commerce with China. Through analysis of gifts and documents from archives in Rome and the Vatican, this study touches to an extent on the history of the Catholic Church in China.
In this study, Emily Byrne Curtis explores takes as her subject lenses, spectacles, and windows found in China from the sixteenth century. Tracing their technological development back to the glassworks in Murano, Venice, she also explores their significance in terms of Venice's commerce with China. Through analysis of gifts and documents from archives in Rome and the Vatican, this study touches to an extent on the history of the Catholic Church in China.