〈Visual Edition〉 World Pattern History and Culture Illustrated Encyclopedia 3000 Years from the Bronze Age to the Present By Diana Newall Christina Unwin Japanese Edition Supervisor: Fumiya Kuramochi Translator: Toshihisa Matsudaira Price: ¥13,000 + tax Hiiragi Publishing The obi (paper band) is damaged. The book cover has scratches and dirt. The main body of the book is slightly yellowed. [Contents] This book explores the cultural, historical, and social backgrounds of patterns found in various decorations—costumes, jewelry, textiles, wallpaper, furniture, ceramics, paintings, sculptures, architecture, etc.—and provides a 3000-year overview of the countless patterns that have been transformed, regenerated, and combined through exchanges and cultural transmission between East and West. For art and architectural works that require detailed explanations, the book magnifies and analyzes each part of the pattern. It introduces individuals who played important roles in promoting the renewal of patterns. [Table of Contents] ◆ 1100 BC - 300 AD Aristocratic Rituals / The Power of Ancient Flowers / Fruits and Flowers / Monsters and Dragons / Life and Death / Flowers, Leaves, Labyrinths / Mirrors / Swirls and Thunder Patterns / Borders ◆ 300 AD - Early Middle Ages The Universe / Power and Wealth / Transcultural Designs / Salvation and Paradise ◆ 700 AD - Middle Ages Grape Vines / Enchanting Pages / Braided Patterns / Medallions / Animals / Paradise / Flowers, Swirls, Dragons ◆ Late Middle Ages God / Grape Vines and Swirls / Paradise / Heraldry / Cosmati / Lampas Weaves / Churches / Islam ◆ 15th Century Courts / Gold / Flamboyant Gothic / Pottery / Horns and Swirls / Leon Battista Alberti / Lotus, Chrysanthemum, Peony / Birds and Triangles ◆ 16th Century Interior Decoration / Grotesque Patterns / Nicoletto da Modena / Arabesques / Twists, Textures, Weaves / Leaves and Flowers, Saz / Indian Courts ◆ 17th Century Interior Decoration / Geometric Patterns, Arabesques, Floral Motifs / Stylization and Flora and Fauna / Flowers / Happiness and Longevity / Personal Space / Royal Taste / Baroque / Swirls ◆ 18th Century Fantastic / Jean Revel / Patriotism / Refinement / Chinoiserie / Courtly / Georgian Antiquarianism / Josiah Wedgwood / Revival of Roman Design / Robert Adam ◆ 19th Century Neo-Gothic / American Quilts / Augustus Pugin / 19th Century Revivals / Morris / Flowers, Birds and Textiles / Pine, Flowers, Bamboo, Carp / Mythological Animals / Fluidity and Abstraction ◆ 20th Century Geometry / Russia / Abstractionism / The People / Modern / Hinduism / Viva ◆ 21st Century Global ◆ Chronology / Commentary / References / Sources / Index #Listing of Tsutsui's Items