François Louis
Biographic Data
| ID | 4795050 |
|---|---|
| NAME | François Louis |
| GIVEN NAMES | François |
| FAMILY NAME | Louis |
| SIGNATURE | LOUIS F |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Shaping Symbols of Privilege
Shaping Symbols of Privilege:Precious Metals and the Early Liao Aristocracy François Louis Appreciation by Valerie Hansen New Appreciation François Louis, "Shaping Symbols of Privilege: Precious Metals and the Early Liao Aristocracy," JSYS 33 (2003): 71–109. Given the paucity of Kitan-language sources,1 how can the modern analyst best recover the Kitan point of view? Today we take it for granted that any serious academic study of the Liao must dr…
La steppe et l’empire
Reviewed by: La steppe et l’empire: La formation de la dynastie Khitan (Liao) IVe–Xe siècle by Pierre Marsone François Louis Pierre Marsone. La steppe et l’empire: La formation de la dynastie Khitan (Liao) IVe–Xe siècle. Paris: Les belles lettres, 2011. Pp. 322. €26 / $41 (paper). ISBN 978-2251381091. The Liao dynasty may have a long history of being sidelined by historians of China, but its marginalization has been particularly acute in French s…
Introduction, Part 1
Introduction, Part 1Evolving Approaches to the Study of the Liao Valerie Hansen and François Louis The Liao empire (907–1125), at its largest extent, comprised the modern cities of Beijing and Datong, the provinces of Inner Mongolia, Liaoning, and Jilin, parts of southeastern Russia, and a swathe of grasslands stretching across much of Mongolia (see map of the Liao empire, overleaf). Drawing on Chinese-language sources, many earlier studies of th…
Iconic Ancestors
Iconic Ancestors:Wire Mesh, Metal Masks, and Kitan Image Worship François Louis It is now well known that tombs of certain Kitan elites contained individualized metal face masks, wire mesh, and sometimes metal shoes or soles, all used to dress the deceased. The discovery of splendid and very well-preserved examples, such as those covering the remains of the Princess of Chen 陳國公主 (1001–1018) and her husband, Xiao Shaoju 蕭紹矩 (Fig. 1), has led to a …
Antiquarianism and Intellectual Life in Europe and China, 1500-1800
This book is a project in comparative history, but along two distinct axes, one historical and the other historiographical. Its purpose is to constructively juxtapose the early modern European and Chinese approaches to historical study that have been called "antiquarian." As an exercise in historical recovery, the essays in this volume amass new information about the range of antiquarian-type scholarship on the past, on nature, and on peoples und…
Obituary
Obituary
Dragons of Silk, Flowers of Gold
Reviewed by: Dragons of Silk, Flowers of Gold: A Group of Liao-Dynasty Textiles at the Abegg-Stiftung François Louis Regula Schorta, ed., with contributions by Anja Bayer, Lynette Sue-ling Gremli, and James C. Y. Watt. Dragons of Silk, Flowers of Gold: A Group of Liao-Dynasty Textiles at the Abegg-Stiftung. Riggisberg: Abegg-Stiftung, 2007. Pp. 312, 270 illustrations (mostly color), glossary, bibliography. CHF 85.00. ISBN 978-3-905014-31-0. This …
The Hejiacun Rhyton and the Chinese Wine Horn (gong)
The Genesis of an Icon
Iconic Ancestors
Iconic Ancestors:Wire Mesh, Metal Masks, and Kitan Image Worship François Louis It is now well known that tombs of certain Kitan elites contained individualized metal face masks, wire mesh, and sometimes metal shoes or soles, all used to dress the deceased. The discovery of splendid and very well-preserved examples, such as those covering the remains of the Princess of Chen 陳國公主 (1001–1018) and her husband, Xiao Shaoju 蕭紹矩 (Fig. 1), has led to a …
The Genesis of an Icon
The Genesis of an Icon
The Hejiacun Rhyton and the Chinese Wine Horn (gong)
Dragons of Silk, Flowers of Gold
Reviewed by: Dragons of Silk, Flowers of Gold: A Group of Liao-Dynasty Textiles at the Abegg-Stiftung François Louis Regula Schorta, ed., with contributions by Anja Bayer, Lynette Sue-ling Gremli, and James C. Y. Watt. Dragons of Silk, Flowers of Gold: A Group of Liao-Dynasty Textiles at the Abegg-Stiftung. Riggisberg: Abegg-Stiftung, 2007. Pp. 312, 270 illustrations (mostly color), glossary, bibliography. CHF 85.00. ISBN 978-3-905014-31-0. This …
Obituary
Antiquarianism and Intellectual Life in Europe and China, 1500-1800
This book is a project in comparative history, but along two distinct axes, one historical and the other historiographical. Its purpose is to constructively juxtapose the early modern European and Chinese approaches to historical study that have been called "antiquarian." As an exercise in historical recovery, the essays in this volume amass new information about the range of antiquarian-type scholarship on the past, on nature, and on peoples und…
Obituary
La steppe et l’empire
Reviewed by: La steppe et l’empire: La formation de la dynastie Khitan (Liao) IVe–Xe siècle by Pierre Marsone François Louis Pierre Marsone. La steppe et l’empire: La formation de la dynastie Khitan (Liao) IVe–Xe siècle. Paris: Les belles lettres, 2011. Pp. 322. €26 / $41 (paper). ISBN 978-2251381091. The Liao dynasty may have a long history of being sidelined by historians of China, but its marginalization has been particularly acute in French s…
Introduction, Part 1
Introduction, Part 1Evolving Approaches to the Study of the Liao Valerie Hansen and François Louis The Liao empire (907–1125), at its largest extent, comprised the modern cities of Beijing and Datong, the provinces of Inner Mongolia, Liaoning, and Jilin, parts of southeastern Russia, and a swathe of grasslands stretching across much of Mongolia (see map of the Liao empire, overleaf). Drawing on Chinese-language sources, many earlier studies of th…
Iconic Ancestors
Iconic Ancestors:Wire Mesh, Metal Masks, and Kitan Image Worship François Louis It is now well known that tombs of certain Kitan elites contained individualized metal face masks, wire mesh, and sometimes metal shoes or soles, all used to dress the deceased. The discovery of splendid and very well-preserved examples, such as those covering the remains of the Princess of Chen 陳國公主 (1001–1018) and her husband, Xiao Shaoju 蕭紹矩 (Fig. 1), has led to a …
Shaping Symbols of Privilege
Shaping Symbols of Privilege:Precious Metals and the Early Liao Aristocracy François Louis Appreciation by Valerie Hansen New Appreciation François Louis, "Shaping Symbols of Privilege: Precious Metals and the Early Liao Aristocracy," JSYS 33 (2003): 71–109. Given the paucity of Kitan-language sources,1 how can the modern analyst best recover the Kitan point of view? Today we take it for granted that any serious academic study of the Liao must dr…
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