Chinese jades in the Stanley Charles Nott collection
Subtitle: being an illustrated descriptive record: exhaustively reviewing the symbolic ritualistic appurtenances of Chinese jades and their various sacrificial usages. Describing fully the involved formulas underlying Chinese religious services; the altar equipment and numerous superstitious practises, as they are perpetuated in Chinese jades produced throughout the ages.
By: Compiled by Stanley Charles Nott ... with an introduction by Dr. Lin Yutang and a foreword by Dr. Chih Meng; illustrated by one hundred and eighteen full page halftone plates reproduced from original photographs: together with one hundred and twenty-three line engravings, made specially for the work by Mrs. Stanley Charles Nott from selected world famous Chinese jades. Prepared as a handbook for visitors to the Jade room of the Norton Gallery and School of Art, West Palm Beach, Florida.
Contributors: Norton Gallery and School of Art.
Publisher: Printed by the Record Company]
Published: 1942
Place of publication: [St. Augustine, Fla
Language: eng
Number of pages: 536
Subjects: Jade.; Art objects, Chinese.; Symbolism.; Rites and ceremonies -- China.; Art objects -- Private collections.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 515-523.