Author: GAILLARD, KARIN AND BERG, ELINE VAN DEN (EDITED BY)
Title: Sunken Treasures: Discoveries in Shipwrecks from the Maritime Silk Road 800-1900
Description: Waanders Uitgevers, Zwolle, Keramiekmuseum Princessehof Leeuwarden. 2019. (ISBN: 9789462622579). Hardcover. Book, English and Dutch text.; Hardcover (pictorial boards without dust jacket - as issued); 24.5 x 31 cm.; 1.1 Kg.; 160 pages with colour illustrations throughout. Used with signs of wear on the exterior of the hardcover. Interior with minor signs of wear. Good condition overall.; Catalogue from the exhibition held at Princessehof National Museum of Ceramics in Leeuwarden, from the 7th September 2019 to 28th of June 2020.; This book presents and describes the treasures hidden away in centuries-old shipwrecks: visible treasures like Chinese porcelain, as well as invisible treasures in the form of new knowledge revealed by the ships and their cargos. The stories of seven shipwrecks not only paint a picture of the Maritime Silk Road but also of the development of maritime archaeology in the Netherlands and in Asia. Good/No Jacket.

Keywords: 9789462622579 maritime silk road,chinese porcelain,shipwrecks,chinese ceramics Chinese Ceramics Chinese Art


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