Designs of Chinese buildings, furniture, dresses, machines, and utensils
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Description
- Title
- Designs of Chinese buildings, furniture, dresses, machines, and utensils
- Creator
- Chambers, William, Sir, 1723-1796, author, publisher
- Contributor
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Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784.
Fougeron, Ignace, active 18th century-19th century, engraver.
Fourdrinier, Paul, 1698-1758, engraver.
Grignion, Charles, 1721-1810, engraver.
Rooker, Edward, -1774, engraver.
Sandby, Paul, 1731-1809, engraver.
R. and J. Dodsley, publisher.
Millar, Andrew, 1705-1768, publisher.
Willock, Robert, publisher. - Published / Created
- MDCCLVII [1757]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Published for the author, and sold by him next door to Tom's Coffee-house, Russel-Street, Convent-Garden; also by Mess. Dodsley, in Pall Mall; Mess. Wilson and Durham; Mr. A. Millar, in the Strand, and Mr. R. Willock, in Cornhill
- Description
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The first two or three paragraphs of the preface, and possibly the chapter "Of the art of laying out gardens among the Chinese" were written by Samuel Johnson. Cf. Fleeman.
Engravings by Paul Fourdrinier, Ignace Fougeron, Charles Grignion, Edward Rooker and Paul Sandby.
"List of the subscribers"--Pages [5]-[6], first sequence.
BEIN JJr38 10: Bound with: his A treatise on civil architecture. London, 1759.
BAC: British Art Center copy 1 bound in contemporary half calf with marbled boards.
BAC: British Art Center copy 2 bound in contemporary calf. Autograph: Albert A. Holt. Bookplate: Abigail Treat Holt. Has bound with it: Plans, elevations, sections, and perspective views of the gardens and buildings at Kew in Surry / William Chambers. London : J. Haberkorn, MDCCLXIII [1763] - Extent
- [10], 19, [1] pages, XXI leaves of plates : 58 cm (folio)
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been partially digitized.
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- JJr38 10
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Etchings 1757
Chron - Material
- illustrations ;
- Resource Type
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text
still image - Subject (Geographic)
- China.
- Subject (Topic)
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Architecture
Clothing and dress
Gardens - Subjects
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Architecture > China
Clothing and dress > China
Gardens > China
1757
Chron > 1757
Holt, Albert A. > Autograph
Holt, Abigail Treat > Bookplate
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Identifiers
- Catalog Record
- 1166765
- Object ID (OID)
- 2023894
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