Description: Book One List of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Collections of Curiosities 1. Portugal and Spain 2. Antwerp and the Low Countries 3. Germany and Austria 4. France and England 5. Italy Appendix: Sample Asian Items Collected in Europe 2. The Individual Arts 1. Manueline Architecture and Sculpture 2. Painting 3. Woodcuts and Engravings 4. Textiles, Tapestries, and Costumes 5. Ceramics 6. Woods, Furniture, and Lacquerware 7. Precious Metals, Gems, and Jewelry 3. The Iconography of Asian Animals 1. The Elephant A. Antiquity and the Middle Ages B. African Elephants of the Quattrocento C. The Elephant of Rome D. Raphael an his School E. The Vienna Elephant of 1552 F. Fin de sicle 2. The Rhinoceros 3. The Tiger 4. The Simians 5. The Birds 4. Epilogue: Naturalism, Symbolism, and Ornament Bibliography Reference Works Source Materials Books Articles Catalogues Index

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