Drawing on the collections of the Barbier-Mueller Museum in Geneva the authors, Purissima Benitez-Johannot, jean Paul Barbier and Alain Michel Boyer examine the literary, mythological and historical context of shield from africa, Southeast Asia and Oceania. They discuss how the motifs on each shield allow us to define where it originates from geographically, and reveal the shields ethnic deriv…
Traces the development of the styles and designs of furniture and home furnishings in China from ancient times to the 20th century