Silver Temptation: A Chronicle of World Cinema Art on Stamps

Author: Huang Yue
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Publish Date: 2003-07-01
Features: Using a thousand precious stamps to expand a fresh perspective on the art of cinema, transforming a quiet collection into a sky where the beauty of the soul can soar. This book follows the timeline of the history of cinema, narrating the development of film, technological advancements, artistic explorations, and the achievements of cinema's popularity and growth in many countries around the world, as well as international film cultural exchange activities. It uses over a thousand newly issued film stamps, miniature sheets, stamped envelopes, stamped postcards, maximum cards, and maximum postcards collected by the author over nearly two decades from various countries as illustrations. Each piece is labeled with the actual country or regional name at the time of issuance, showcasing to readers the boundless prospects and rich expressiveness of cinema as a comprehensive art.