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Art, science, and diplomacy : a study of the visual images of the Macartney Embassy to China, 1793 / Shanshan Chen.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Chen, Shanshan, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Staunton, George, Sir, 1737-1801. Authentic account of an embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China.
- Staunton, George.
- Macartney, George Macartney, Earl, 1737-1806--Travel--China.
- Macartney, George Macartney.
- Art objects--China.
- Art objects.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxiv, 249 pages) : illustrations (some color)
- Place of Publication:
- Singapore : Springer, 2023.
- Contents:
- Introduction to the Macartney Embassy to China
- The Historical, Artistic, and Scientific Contexts of the Embassy
- Gift Exchange
- The Diplomacy and Politics of the Imagery of the Reception
- Empirical Science and the Topographic Aesthetic
- Picturesque Landscapes
- The Sublime and the Chinese Ruins
- Images of Natural History
- Picturing Chinese People
- Representation of Chinese Science
- Publications of the Macartney Embassy
- Two Print Books and the Royal Pavilion at Brighton
- The Enduring Legacy of the Macartney Embassy.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.
- Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed May 3, 2023).
- ISBN:
- 9789819911608
- 9819911605
- Publisher Number:
- 99993918928
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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