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PREFACE
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter 1
- CONTENTS 7
- PREFACE 9
- 1. THE DEVELOPMENT OF BELT TOGGLES 15
- 2. CHINESE TOGGLES: BASIC TYPES 27
- 3. TOGGLES FROM NATURAL OBJECTS 39
- 4. WOODEN TOGGLES 49
- 5. TOGGLES IN IVORY AND OTHER ANIMAL PRODUCTS 61
- 6. TOGGLES IN STONE AND RELATED SUBSTANCES 71
- 7. METALS IN THE TOGGLES 83
- 8. GENERAL SYMBOLS ON THE TOGGLES 93
- 9. SYMBOLS FROM NATURE: TREES. FLOWERS, AND PLANTS 105
- 10. TOGGLES FROM THE ANIMAL WORLD 119
- 11. INANIMATE OBJECTS: THE REPLICA TOGGLES 133
- 12. MEN AND GODS 143
- NOTES 155
- CATALOGUE OF CHINESE BELT TOGGLES IN THE BIEBER COLLECTION 175
- GLOSSARY OF ORIENTAL TERMS 243
- INDEX TO TEXT AND NOTES 249
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter 1
- CONTENTS 7
- PREFACE 9
- 1. THE DEVELOPMENT OF BELT TOGGLES 15
- 2. CHINESE TOGGLES: BASIC TYPES 27
- 3. TOGGLES FROM NATURAL OBJECTS 39
- 4. WOODEN TOGGLES 49
- 5. TOGGLES IN IVORY AND OTHER ANIMAL PRODUCTS 61
- 6. TOGGLES IN STONE AND RELATED SUBSTANCES 71
- 7. METALS IN THE TOGGLES 83
- 8. GENERAL SYMBOLS ON THE TOGGLES 93
- 9. SYMBOLS FROM NATURE: TREES. FLOWERS, AND PLANTS 105
- 10. TOGGLES FROM THE ANIMAL WORLD 119
- 11. INANIMATE OBJECTS: THE REPLICA TOGGLES 133
- 12. MEN AND GODS 143
- NOTES 155
- CATALOGUE OF CHINESE BELT TOGGLES IN THE BIEBER COLLECTION 175
- GLOSSARY OF ORIENTAL TERMS 243
- INDEX TO TEXT AND NOTES 249
