TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lach,Donald F.
TI  - Asia in the making of Europe
SN  - 9780226467108 (electronic bk.)
AV  - CB203 .L32eb v.2,bk.1
U1  - 940 22
PY  - 1970///
CY  - Chicago
PB  - University of Chicago Press
KW  - East and West
KW  - History
KW  - HISTORY
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Europe
KW  - Civilization
KW  - Oriental influences
KW  - Asia
KW  - Discovery and exploration
KW  - Asie
KW  - Découverte et exploration
KW  - ram
KW  - Civilisation
KW  - Influence mentale
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 200-236) and index; List of Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter I: Collections of Curiosities; Chapter II: The Individual Arts; Chapter III: The Iconography of Asian Animals; Chapter IV: Epilogue: Naturalism, Symbolism, and Ornament; Bibliography; Index
N2  - This is the second volume in a series that traces, century by century, the role of Asia in the making of Europe. The rise to world dominance of the Western nations in modern times and the rapid industrial growth of the West, which outpaced the East in technical and military achievements, have led to a historical eclipse of the ancient and brilliant cultures of Asia. Historican Donald F. Lach, in his influential scholarly work, Asia in the Making of Europe, points out that an eclipse is never permanent, that this one was never total, and that there was a period in early modern times when Asia a
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