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132, LIBRARY JOURNAL, Feb. 1, 1999
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TREASURES:
GEMS OF CHINA'SCULTURAL RELICS
Another
overall excellent resource on Chinese art from Lee & Lee, this disc
features 159
treasures--vases, bronze masks, paintings--from 35 Chinese museums.
Enter the works through three venues: Exhibition Space lets you view
all pieces, enlarge them, and get 
background data on each; Map of History offers access to 35
archaeological sites across 19 provinces; and you can choose objects
in Time Scroll from prehistory to the 18th century. There is room for
improvement. however: this reviewer would like the ability to rotate
objects 360Á, an option to print the text, and a list of all of the
art objects included. The major cavil is that the screen
is dark and the icons are not completely intuitive.
The Bottom Line: Despite some drawbacks
in this version (lack of the desired features indicated above), this
is recommended for libraries with extensive art collections and the
interested home buyer.
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Ed Tallent, Coord. of Research Instruction, Harvard Coll. Lib.
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