Lost calligraphy or reinvented motif : Chinese pictograms in Western fashion
This thesis investigates the complexity of cultural translation of visual language, considering writing systems both a profound shaping force and microcosmic reflection of the central elements of its culture. It focuses on the case of Chinese pictogram in Western everyday fashion; fashion is treated...
Main Author: | Zhang, Runfang, 1975- |
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Other Authors: | Hamilton, Sheryl (advisor) |
Format: | Others |
Language: | en |
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McGill University
2002
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Online Access: | http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=33951 |
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