A dissertation on oriental gardening; by Sr. William Chambers. The second edition, with additions. to which is annexed, an explanatory discourse by Tan Chetqua, of Quang-chew-fu, gent.

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Chambers, William, Sir, 1723-1796, A dissertation on oriental gardening;, 1773

Creator:: Chambers, William, Sir, 1723–1796
Title(s):: A dissertation on oriental gardening; by Sr. William Chambers. The second edition, with additions. to which is annexed, an explanatory discourse by Tan Chetqua, of Quang-chew-fu, gent.
Published/Created:: London, Printed by W. Griffin [etc.] 1773.
Physical Description:: 3 p. ., xi, [13]-163 p. 30 cm.
Holdings:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
SB477 C6 C5 1773+ Oversize
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Copyright Status:: Copyright Not Evaluated
Full Orbis Record:: http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/142317
Classification:: Books
Notes:: BAC : Title vignette, and illustration at head of dedication leaf by F. Bartolozzi, after G.B. Cipriani.
Added t.-p. engraved has imprint date 1772.
"An explanatory discourse by Tan Chet-qua, of Quang-chew-fu ... Wherein the principles laid down in the foregoing dissertation, are illustrated and applied to practice": p. [109]-163.
Subject Terms:: Landscape gardening -- China.
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