Blank Doll reads.

The image of Blank Doll reading is laughable but nevermind.

"The history of the world should not be characterized as a movement from locally constituted closures toward increasing world integration and homogenization."- Frank Perlin

How true. The world 500 years ago was a vibrant trading realm. Damascus steel, also known as watered steel, travelled to most parts of the world with the exception of Japan where folded steel was still used. Chinese porcelain reached the outermost regions of the known world and we know all about Indian cloth. But there were other things. The Ottoman Empire traded arms with her neighbours, Dai Viet created some of the world's most beautiful bronze works and sold them northwards. Annamite porcelain may not be as well known as Chinese wares but they were certainly moving around alot. And who says there were no branding then? Made in China was THE brand. There were even specific provinces dedicated to porcelain making and their names became renown in the same way that Gobelin tapestries were renown.

The Rise of the West indeed. Pfft.

C'est tout.