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A paradise lost : the imperial garden Yuanming Yuan / Young-tsu Wong.
Fine Arts Library - Reserve SB466.C53 Y838 2001
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Log in to request item- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wong, Young-tsu, 1940-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Landscape architecture.
- History.
- Gardens, Chinese.
- Historic gardens.
- Yuan Ming Yuan (Beijing, China)--History.
- Yuan Ming Yuan (Beijing, China).
- Historic gardens--China--Beijing.
- Gardens, Chinese--China--Beijing--History.
- Landscape architecture--China--Beijing--History.
- China--Beijing.
- Physical Description:
- x, 226 pages : illustrations, maps, plans ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, [2001]
- Summary:
- A Paradise Lost is the first comprehensive study of the palatial garden complex in a Western language. Written in a broad and engaging style, Young-tsu Wong brings "the garden of perfect brightness" to life as he leads readers on a grand tour of its architecture and history.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-220) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0824822269
- 0824823281
- OCLC:
- 43708686
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