History of art . ank him most warmly for having author-ized me to reproduce the innumerable photographs that he brought backwith him, and of which I have been able to reproduce only a few because oflack of space. (Note to the first edition.) Also, thanks to Charles Vignier, I have been able to recast completelythe illustrating of this chapter of the present edition. It is to him that Iowe the information concerning origins and chronology which has per-mitted me, as far as possible, to get a fresh estimate of Chinese archaeology,a subject that is barely advancing beyond its embryonic stage. I h
History of art . ank him most warmly for having author-ized me to reproduce the innumerable photographs that he brought backwith him, and of which I have been able to reproduce only a few because oflack of space. (Note to the first edition.) Also, thanks to Charles Vignier, I have been able to recast completelythe illustrating of this chapter of the present edition. It is to him that Iowe the information concerning origins and chronology which has per-mitted me, as far as possible, to get a fresh estimate of Chinese archaeology,a subject that is barely advancing beyond its embryonic stage. I hope thatthis rare spirit will pardon me if I do not venture to use the ordinary formulasin expressing my thanks to him. The distant and slightly ironic characterof the Chinese sages has exercised so charming an influence on the educationof his sensibility that he must not hesitate to recognize a reflection of thatinfluence in the very affectionate sentiment entertained toward him byhis unworthy pupil in
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