{"product_id":"golden-age-of-chinese-art-lively-tang-dynasty-hugh-scott-1970","title":"The Golden Age of Chinese Art by Hugh Scott","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Golden Age of Chinese Art (Second Printing in Illustrated Dust Jacket)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn Illustrated Survey of T'ang Dynasty Art from the Private Collection of a US Senator\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBibliographic Specifications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Golden Age of Chinese Art: The Lively T'ang Dynasty\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hugh Scott\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Charles E. Tuttle Company, Rutland, Vermont ; Tokyo, Japan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1970\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0804802122\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e Second printing, 1970. Published by Charles E. Tuttle Company.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Publisher's dark olive-green cloth boards, gilt title to the front board with blind-stamped fret motifs, in illustrated dust jacket.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhysical Format:\u003c\/strong\u003e Large illustrated quarto art book, xii + 191 pages. With colour and black-and-white plates, glossary, bibliography and index.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial Condition Report\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Book:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very Good (VG)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExterior \/ Boards:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dark olive-green cloth boards with gilt lettering to the front and blind-stamped fret motifs. The spine is straight. A few small dark spots show on the front board beneath the jacket. Corners and edges appear sound.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterior:\u003c\/strong\u003e The text block is clean and tight, with bright pages and a colour plate free of foxing or markings. The endpapers are yellow. A tiny brown speck appears on the copyright page.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Dust Jacket:\u003c\/strong\u003e Present. The dark illustrated jacket carries gilt and blue lettering and a bronze mirror illustration. There is some wear at the head of the spine and a few scuffs or marks to the front panel. The back panel and flaps appear clean, and the flap is reinforced at the fold with tape or clear film. Protected in a durable archival-type plastic cover.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis \u0026amp; Historical Value\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Golden Age of Chinese Art: The Lively T'ang Dynasty is an illustrated survey of the art of China's Tang dynasty (618-907), told through objects from the author's own collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapters cover gold and silver, jade, glass, jewellery, pottery and porcelain, gilt bronzes, sculpture and textiles. The book is illustrated with 124 plates, 24 of them in colour, and opens with a history of the Tang era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIts author, Hugh Scott, was both a long-serving American senator and a noted collector of Chinese art, which gives the volume the particular character of a collector's own record of his holdings. A useful and handsome reference for collectors of Oriental art books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Profile: Hugh Scott\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHugh Doggett Scott Jr. (1900-1994) was an American lawyer and Republican politician who represented Pennsylvania in the House of Representatives and the Senate. He served in the Senate from 1959 to 1977 and was Senate minority leader from 1969 to 1977.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA well-known collector of Chinese art, Scott drew the plates for this book from his own collection. 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