- Rylands Collection

Collection:
Rylands Collection Collection Rylands Collection Collection
Image Number:
Bookreader Chinese Collection 457 Image_Number Bookreader Chinese Collection 457 Image Number
Parent Work Title:
Twenty views of the European Palaces in the Garden of Perfect Brightness Title_Larger_Entity Twenty views of the European Palaces in the Garden of Perfect Brightness Parent Work Title
Date Created:
18th century Date_Created 18th century Date Created
Reference Number:
Chinese Collection 457 Reference_Number Chinese Collection 457 Reference Number
Language:
chi-CN Language chi-CN Language
Description:
Twenty views of the European Palaces in the Garden of Perfect Brightness is a set of 20 prints commissioned by the Qianlong Emperor in the 1760s. The European Palaces were designed and built by French Jesuits in the early-mid 18th century and 100 copies of the “twenty views” were printed in Paris. The palaces themselves were destroyed during the Second Opium War in 1860. The album includes an additional coloured painting. Description Twenty views of the European Palaces in the Garden of Perfect Brightness is a set of 20 prints commissioned by the Qianlong Emperor in the 1760s. The European Palaces were designed and built by French Jesuits in the early-mid 18th century and 100 copies of the “twenty views” were printed in Paris. The palaces themselves were destroyed during the Second Opium War in 1860. The album includes an additional coloured painting. Description
Subject:
Architecture Subject Architecture Subject
Subject:
China--History Subject China--History Subject
Subject:
Palaces--China Subject Palaces--China Subject
Subject:
Fountains Subject Fountains Subject
Subject:
Formal gardens Subject Formal gardens Subject
Type:
Image Type Image Type
Type:
Text Type Text Type
Category of Material:
Printing Category Printing Category of Material
Sub-Category:
Illustration Class Illustration Sub-Category
Technique Used:
Engraving Technique Engraving Technique Used
Technique Used:
Painting Technique Painting Technique Used
Medium:
Pencil Medium Pencil Medium
Medium:
Paint Medium Paint Medium
Support:
Paper Support Paper Support
Style Period:
Qing Dynasty Style_Period Qing Dynasty Style Period
Time Period Covered:
18th Century CE Temporal_Coverage 18th Century CE Time Period Covered
Places Covered:
China--Beijing Spatial_Coverage China--Beijing Places Covered
Item Height:
569 mm Item_Height 569 mm Item Height
Item Width:
505 mm Item_Width 505 mm Item Width
Item Depth:
24 mm Item_Depth 24 mm Item Depth
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K. Current_Repository The University of Manchester Library, U.K. Current Repository
Previous Repository:
Bibliotheca Lindesiana Former_Repository Bibliotheca Lindesiana Previous Repository
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library Image_Rights The University of Manchester Library Rights Holder - Image
Rights holder - Work:
UML Work_Rights UML Rights holder - Work
References:
Durand, A. & Thiriez, A. "Engraving the Emperor of China's European Palaces.", 'Biblion; the Bulletin of the New York Public Library '. 1, no.2 (Spring 1993), pp.81-107) References Durand, A. & Thiriez, A. "Engraving the Emperor of China's European Palaces.", 'Biblion; the Bulletin of the New York Public Library '. 1, no.2 (Spring 1993), pp.81-107) References
Date Captured:
2012-05-03 Date_Captured 2012-05-03 Date Captured
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library Technique_Image Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library Image Creation Technique
Metadata Language:
eng-GB Metadata_Language eng-GB Metadata Language
Date Image Added:
2012-05 Date_Issued 2012-05 Date Image Added

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