---------------------------------------------------- Internet Guide for Chinese Studies Newsletter http://www.sino.uni-heidelberg.de/igcs/ignew.htm ---------------------------------------------------- 12 Jan 2005, recorded by Matthias Arnold New in IGCS - Archaeology (http://www.sino.uni-heidelberg.de/igcs/archaeology/index.htm): Antique Chinese Porcelain Collector's Help and Info Page Ed./Corp.: Jan-Erik Nilsson, Gothenburg, Sweden. URL.: http://www.gotheborg.com Language: English. Self description: "This fully searchable web site is dedicated to the needs and interests of the collectors of Antique Chinese and Japanese Porcelain. It currently offers 1.3 Gb (1,300 Mb) worth of Chinese and Japanese collectors information as in text and pictures. [...]" Description: Although this site also contains a commercial part, the information on the world of chinese and japanese ceramics is of very good quality. There is a section on marks (including historic and modern imitations), a glossary with more than 500 entries, a chapter on the Swedish India Company and the excavation of the Gotheborg, an annotated list of books on ceramics, and an active discussion list (requires registration), to name just a few. A drawback is the sheer size of the site and the lack of a clear defined sub-structure. One can easily get lost or end up in frames that load instead of the navigation. Despite these flaws it is a very useful resource. Contents: (1) Home; (2) Porcelain Info, ("Twenty Illustrations of the Manufacture of Porcelain", 1743; Questions and Answers); (3) Chinese History; (4) Marks; (5) Books; (6) Discussion Board; (7) Links; (8) Sponsors; (9) Guestbook; (10) FAQ; (11) Commercial part. _______________________________________________________ With kind regards, Hanno E. Lecher INTERNET GUIDE FOR CHINESE STUDIES -- editor http://www.sino.uni-heidelberg.de/igcs/ _______________________________________________________ An archive of this list as well as an subscribe/unsubscribe facility is available at: http://listserv.uni-heidelberg.de/archives/igcs-l.html