Designs of Chinese buildings, furniture, dresses, machines, and utensils / engraved by the best hands, from the originals drawn in China by Mr. Chambers, architect, member of the Imperial Academy of Arts at Florence ; to which is annexed a description of their temples, houses, gardens, &c.
Published / Created:
London : 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, MDCCLVII [1757]
Physical Description:
[10], 19, [1] pages, XXI leaves of plates : illustrations ; 58 cm (folio)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
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Classification:
Books
Notes:
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.
Subject Terms:
Architecture -- China. | Clothing and dress -- China. | Gardens -- China. | Holt, Albert A. -- Autograph. | Holt, Abigail Treat -- Bookplate.
Form/Genre:
Etchings -- 1757.
Contributors:
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.