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Bamboo book - binding[edit]

A Chinese bamboo book, open to display the binding and contents. This copy of The Art of War (on the cover, "孫子兵法") by Sun Tzu is part of a collection at the University of California, Riverside. The cover also reads "乾隆御書", meaning it was either commissioned or transcribed by the Qianlong Emperor.
Reason
The subject matter struck me as something I hadn't seen before, an unusual artifact. The photograph, in addition, is well composed and interesting.
Articles this image appears in
The Art of War, Bookbinding, History of the Book
Creator
vlasta2, bluefootedbooby on flickr.com
  • Support as nominator — stephan.com 05:48, 6 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Weak support, blurry (but I don't know if that can be fixed, it being a focus issue) and cut off, but I do like the composition, and it does illustrate the subject. However, I would prefer a wider shot to show the whole thing, like the whole cover. --Golbez 06:29, 6 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    • To me, the "blurring" was depth of field, helping to communicate the shape of the object, and the "cut off" aspect was what made the composition so interesting. (is one allowed to comment on one's own nominations? sorry, I'm new-ish) stephan.com 01:29, 7 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
      • Certainly, there's always the right of response and defense. :) I agree, the depth of field isn't a bad thing in itself, but it seems particularly pronounced here. As for the composition, it'd be just as interesting if the shot were taken from this same angle, but not cut off about 6 inches in each direction. --Golbez 21:46, 7 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment The current license is non-commercial. I'm not sure what the mechanics are for such a case, if it previosuly had a free license and was confirmed as such, is it still acceptable as FP even though the license was changed since? ~ trialsanderrors 09:33, 6 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    • Yes. The FlickreviewR bot verified the licensing, so we know it's good. Since Creative Commons licenses are irrevocable, we're still covered and this is still eligible. howcheng {chat} 19:55, 6 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Weak support, assuming the copyright status is sound. Despite the slight noise and blurriness in the top left of the photo, the rest of it is technically fine. Very enclyclopedic. -Panser Born- (talk) 10:25, 6 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose Very blurry, subject cut off.--HereToHelp 13:56, 6 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • User:Steptrip/Votes  ~Steptrip 17:13, 6 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose Per Steptrip. 8thstar 22:03, 7 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose not very "blurry" actually it is a nice DOF. However "extremely" grainy. ~ Arjun 02:14, 8 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]


Not promoted MER-C 08:08, 13 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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