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Mingshan, which literally means ""famous mountains"", refers to a group of mountains in China that have been set apart for special veneration since ancient times. Over the centuries, the ""famous mountains"" as a conceptual term has been continually (re)invented, (re)framed, and (re)appropriated by different ideological systems. This book examines sixteenth-century paintings of famous mountains by three major artists in the light of a diachronic account of the evolution of famous mountains over time and a synchronic account of the vogue for the grand tour in late Ming society.

Framing Famous Mountains: Grand Tour and Mingshan

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      Publisher: The Chinese University Press
      Publication Date: 30/09/2009
      ISBN13: 9789629963293, 978-9629963293
      ISBN10: 9629963299
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      Book Synopsis
      Mingshan, which literally means ""famous mountains"", refers to a group of mountains in China that have been set apart for special veneration since ancient times. Over the centuries, the ""famous mountains"" as a conceptual term has been continually (re)invented, (re)framed, and (re)appropriated by different ideological systems. This book examines sixteenth-century paintings of famous mountains by three major artists in the light of a diachronic account of the evolution of famous mountains over time and a synchronic account of the vogue for the grand tour in late Ming society.

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