China on Paper - European and Chinese Works From the Late Sixteenth to Early Nineteenth Century

by Marcia Reed

Paola Dematte (Editor)

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This title explores the curiosity and collaboration that has existed between East and West for centuries. The striking illustrated books, maps, and prints featured in China on Paper are some of the most notable among the printed works produced at the dawn of the era of global trade to present China to Europe and bring Western science, religion, and art to China. From a Chinese translation of the rosary to French editions of Confucian classics, from a monumental map of the world to magnificent engravings of the European pavilions built by Jesuits at the behest of the Qianlong emperor - these works on paper reveal a compelling and largely hidden history of mutual curiosity and fruitful collaboration at a time when few people travelled far from home.
  • ISBN10 1606060686
  • ISBN13 9781606060681
  • Publish Date 3 February 2011
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Publisher Getty Trust Publications
  • Imprint Getty Publications
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 248
  • Language English