Object details
Object number
9.a.3.3
Creator(s)
Title
Rural Architecture in the Chinese Taste, Being Designs Entirely New for the Decoration of Gardens, Parks, Forrests, Insides of Houses, Etcetera. On Sixty Copper Plates with Full Instructions for Workmen, Also a Near Estimate of the Charge and Hints where Proper to be Erected
Date
1755
Medium
Printed ink on paper
Language
English
Publication Place
London
Binding Description
Brown leather binding with gilded lettering on spine
Description
1 v. in 4 parts, 8°.
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Dimensions
21 x 13 x 3.5 cm (8 1/4 x 5 1/8 x 1 3/8 in.)
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the bookseller and importer Charles E. Lauriat Company, Boston for $10 on 17 July 1922.
Commentary
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Gallery
Macknight Room
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