Asia in the Making of Europe - Volume 1: The Century of Discovery (Books One and Two) 2. Volume II: A Century of Wonder (Books One, Two and Three); Volume 3 ( books One, Two, Three, four) - 9 Volume Set -

all original cloth in Very Good dust jacket., except vol. 2, book 2, which is softcover as new. 160 x 240 mm.; Volume I, THE CENTURY OF DISCOVERY, published 1965. Book One--Pages xxviii, 1-492. Preface, introduction, list of illustrations . Book Two--Pages xii, 493-965. General bibliography, chapter bibliographie s. Volume II, A CENTURY OF WONDER. Book One (The Visual Arts) , published 1970--Pages xvii, 257. List of illustrations, preface, introduction, extensive bibliographies, index. Book Two (The Literary Arts) , published 1977--Pages xxiii, 1-392. List of illustrations, preface, introduction. Book Three (The Scholarly Disciplines) , published 1977--Pages xii, 393-764. volume III: a cantury of advance; BOOK One, Trade, missions, literature; BOOK TWO, South Asia; BOOK Three; Southeast Asia; BOOK FOUR East Asia; xix, 2077, cxii. List of illustrations, introduction, general bibliography, chapter bibliographies, index. "This monumental series.reveals the impact of the high civilizations of Asia on the development of modern Western society. This history surveys the period from 1500 to 1800, when relations between East and West were normally conducted within a framework and on terms established by the Asian nations. It will trace the gradually changing impages which Europeans had of individual Asian countries and the impact of this knowledge on European institutions, arts, crafts, and ideas. " . Binding is Hardcover in dj, except volume 2, book 2. Scarce in this excellent condition and offered as a full set of all 5 volumes (large 8vos.). Many plates, mostly b&w, with maps, engravings and artistic works. Heavily referenced with nice bibliographies.