Mongolia : the legacy of Chinggis Khan / Patricia Berger, Terese Tse Bartholomew ; with essays by James Bosson [and others] ; catalogue photographs by Kazuhiro Tsuruta.

Published on the occasion of the travelling exhibition of the same name held at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, July 19-Oct. 15, 1995; the Denver Art Museum, Nov. 11, 1995-Feb. 26, 1996; and the National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C., April 3-July 7, 1996.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 318-327) and index.

Introduction / Patricia Berger -- Who are the Mongols, and why? / James Bosson -- Mongolia: from Chinggis Khan to independence / Morris Rossabi -- After Xanadu: the Mongol renaissance of the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries / Patricia Berger -- Introduction to the art of Mongolia / Terese Tse Bartholomew -- Scripts and literacy in the Mongol world / James Bosson -- Nomadic life / Terese Tse Bartholomew --  Renaissance and reincarnation / Patricia Berger -- Buddhist festivals in Mongolia / Patricia Berger -- Manuscripts / Terese Tse Bartholomew and Lewis R. Lancaster. --  Tibetan Pantheon: its Mongolian form / Heather Stoddard -- Zanabazar (1635-1723) / Patricia Berger.

The accompanying essays explore the rich historical background and examine the ways in which the various forms of art were used--both in a spiritual context and in communicating to the nomadic people a message of harmony and unity, the promise of utopian future.

Power and glory : court arts of China's Ming dynasty / by He Li and Michael Knight ; with contributions from Richard Vinograd, Terese Tse Bartholomew, and Dany Chan.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-275) and index.

Published on the occasion of the exhibition organized by the Asian Art Museum in association with the Palace Museum, Beijing, the Nanjing Municipal Museum and the Shaghai Museum, and presented in the following venues: Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, June-September, 2008; Indianapolis Museum of Art, October 2008-January 2009; and Saint Louis Art Museum, February-May 2009.

Ming vases have been long regarded as the epitome of priceless beauty. Exploring the grandeur of the last native Chinese dynasty (1368-1644), 'Power and Glory' demonstrates why not just vases but Ming art of many types has earned such acclaim.

Introduction / Michael Knight -- Gold and Jade / He Li -- Textiles and Costumes / Terese Tse Bartholomew -- Lacquer, Wood, and Bamboo / Michael Knight -- Ceramics / He Li -- Metal and Cloisonné / He Li -- Paintings / Richard Vinograd.