Victoria & Albert Museum Diary 2005

The discovery in 1497 by Vasco da Gama of a sea route to India establishedirect relations between Europe and Asia. The images and objects in thisear's Victoria & Albert Museum diary show the cross-influence of Europeannd Asian cultures and styles in the period 1500-1800. They include examplesf Chinese porcelain, Japanese silks, Indian portraits of Westerners, Persianarpets and English furniture and fabrics. Each week has a full-page colourllustration and the diary also includes national and religious holidays,stronomical information, space for notes and a two-year calendar. It isvailable in two formats: a spacious desk diary and a handy pocket diary.Victoria and Albert Museum Staff is the author of 'Victoria & Albert Museum Diary 2005', published 2004 under ISBN 9780711223479 and ISBN 0711223475.