LinksInternet Guide for Chinese Studies is a guide to academic websites on China organized according to the Library of Congress classification system; it includes sections on Fine Arts, Literature, Philosophy/Religion, Geography, and Bibliography. Published by the China WWW Virtual Library and maintained at the Sinological Institute, Leiden University, Netherlands, with support from the Institute of Chinese Studies (Heidelberg University), the Berlin State Library, and the German Research Foundation. Thanks to Reference Librarian Michael Hunter for alerting me to this resource. A Visual Sourcebook of Chinese Civilization, prepared by Patricia Buckley Ebrey of the University of Washington. This is a must-see for students of Chinese art history! Topics include Buddhism, Painting, Homes, and Gardens (including a section devoted to the Garden of the Master of the Fishing Nets). JAANUS (Japanese Architecture and Art Net Users System) is the online Dictionary of Japanese Architectural and History of Gardens in East Asia, maintained by François Louis, The Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design, and Culture, New York. This should be the first place you look online for general information on historic Chinese and Japanese gardens. A Selected Bibliography about Chinese Gardens, by Lauren Nemroff, formerly of Reed College, published in Education about Asia 8, no. 2 (Fall 2003). Suzhou Gardens, maintained by the Suzhou Municipal Administrative Bureau of Gardens. Includes information on and photographs of many of the classical gardens of Suzhou. The New York Chinese Scholar's Garden, created by Staten Island Botanical Garden. If you ever visit New York City and want to see in person what a Chinese scholar's garden is like, this is a good place to visit. The Japanese Garden, created by Clifton Olds of Bowdoin College. Take a virtual tour of the historic gardens of Kyoto at this site. Includes pictures, histories and maps. JGARDEN, the Japanese Garden Database, "...intended as a repository of information on the historical and contemporary gardens of Japan as well as the gardens located outside Japan that have been inspired by the culture." Thanks to Reference Librarian Michael Hunter for alerting me to this resource. Asian Historical Architecture, "a photographic survey of Asia's architectural heritage. Here you can view over 5700 photos of 404 sites in fifteen countries, with extensive background information and 'virtual tours." Chinese Vernacular Architecture & General Chinese Architecture Links, created by Dr. Ronald G. Knapp, SUNY New Paltz. A good place to start research on the relationship between vernacular architecture and gardens in China. A Selected Bibliography of Traditional Chinese Architecture, by Jerome Silbergeld, Cary Liu, Nancy Steinhardt, and Wei Yang (September 8, 2004), published by the P. Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Center for East Asian Art at Princeton University. The link is to a PDF file. Encyclopedia Mythica: Asia. This is a glossary of deities and places important in Asian religions, including Daoism and Buddhism. BuddhaNet's Buddhist Studies. This site provides an introduction to several aspects of Buddhism, with sections entitled Basic Buddhism Guide; Buddhist Studies for Primary and Secondary Schools; Online Study Guide; Buddhist History and Culture; and The Buddhist World. Arts of China Consortium (formerly Chinese and Japanese Art History WWW Virtual Library), created by Nixi Cura. If you are considering studying East Asian art in graduate school, this site will have everything you'll need in the future. If not, you should still check out their links page--much more comprehensive than this one. It will connect you to museums, libraries, bookstores and various kinds of online research sources all devoted to Chinese and Japanese art (yes, despite the title, this source does provide information on Japanese art). The award-winning Mother of All Art and Art History Links Pages, started and maintained by my old friends (Andrew Midkiff and Patrick Young) at the University of Michigan. A very good general source for all art historians. Virtual Library Museums Pages, maintained by Jonathan Bowen. Want to know about the collections and special exhibitions of museums all over the world? Go here first and find their websites. Blackboard, the electronic course center for HWS, with a mirror site to this one (but with an online grade book and discussion board). And, finally, our own Artifact (formerly known as the Visual Resources Collection; for those on the HWS campus network only).
Links last checked 16 September 2008. |