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Elephants and Ivory in China and Spain by John Beusterien, Stephen West is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Elephants and Ivory in China and Spain about?
The Element provides a global history of ivory and elephants, acknowledging the individuality and dignity of the elephants that provided that ivory. Sections on China include the first translations of texts about the cultural importance of elephants and ivory in the Song Dynasty (960–1279) and an examination of an ivory stave (huban 笏板), crafted from an Asian elephant tusk (Elephas maximus), carried by officials in court and other formal rituals. Sections on Spain examine the value of ivory during the reign of King Alfonso X of Castille (1221–1284) and the Virxe Abrideira (ca. 1260–1275), an ivory Virgin and Child statuette owned by Queen Violante of Aragon (1236–1301), crafted from an African elephant tusk (Loxodonta africana). The Element concludes by offering a pedagogy from a comparative literature perspective about Sunjata (c.1226), an epic from the Mali empire in West Africa, an important source for thirteenth-century global ivory markets.
Who reads Elephants and Ivory in China and Spain?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- John Beusterien, Stephen West
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Published
- 2025
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781009172561
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- History, Middle Ages, Humanities