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The Kaogongji, Kaogong Ji, [1] or Kao Gong Ji, [2] variously translated as The Record of Trades, Records of Examination of Craftsman, Book of Diverse Crafts, [citation needed] and The Artificers' Record, [3] is an ancient Chinese work on science and technology in China.
History and contributions to the craft of quilt making in the United States. Pekalongan [69] [70] Indonesia: 2014 Cultural history and importance of Batik crafts and cloths to the city and its identity. Perth, UK [71] [66] United Kingdom: 2021 Craft is an integral part of this area’s history. Mediaeval Perth was a centre of craft production ...
The Ancient City: A Study on the Religion, Laws and Institutions of Greece and Rome (French: La Cité antique), published in 1864, is the most famous book of the French historian Numa Denis Fustel de Coulanges (1830–1889).
The Manasara is an ancient text, states Acharya, which was likely in its final form by about 700 CE, or by other estimates around the 5th-century CE. [13] Tarapada Bhattacharya, a historian specializing in Indian arts and crafts, in his book published in 1963, states that the Manasara is best viewed as a "recension of recensions" text that ...
Shilpa Shastras (Sanskrit: शिल्प शास्त्र śilpa śāstra) literally means the Science of Shilpa (arts and crafts). [1] [2] It is an ancient umbrella term for numerous Hindu texts that describe arts, crafts, and their design rules, principles and standards.
Pataliputra (IAST: Pāṭaliputra), adjacent to modern-day Patna, Bihar, [1] was a city in ancient India, originally built by Magadha ruler Ajatashatru in 490 BCE, as a small fort (Pāṭaligrāma) near the Ganges river. [2] [3] Udayin laid the foundation of the city of Pataliputra at the confluence of two rivers, the Son and the Ganges.
The Dilmun civilization is mentioned first in Sumerian cuneiform clay tablets dated to the late third millennium BC, found in the temple of the goddess Inanna, in the city of Uruk. The adjective Dilmun is used to describe a type of axe and one specific official; in addition there are lists of rations of wool issued to people connected with Dilmun.
This experiment reflected the British interest in traditional art in the spirit of the Arts and Crafts Movement. Armenian ceramic art began in the 15th century in the Turkish cities of Iznik and Kutahya, but the encounter with ancient Land of Israel art and with Christian motifs gave rise to a unique artistic synthesis.