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The Chinese Taste in Eighteenth-Century England Porter, David (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor)
The Chinese Taste in Eighteenth-Century England
Porter, David (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor)
In this book, David Porter analyses the processes by which Chinese aesthetic ideas were assimilated within English culture. Illustrated with many examples of Chinese and Chinese-inspired objects and art, this is a major contribution to eighteenth-century cultural history and to the history of contact and exchange between China and the West.
242 pages, 26 b/w illus.
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | November 11, 2010 |
| ISBN13 | 9780521192996 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 242 |
| Dimensions | 182 × 254 × 17 mm · 718 g (Weight (estimated)) |
| Language | English |