Chinoiserie: The Vision of Cathay
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Author: Hugh Honour
Binding: Softback
Published: J. Murray, 1973
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Chinoiserie: The Vision of Cathay explores the fantastical representation of China as envisioned by Europeans, often blurring the lines between reality and imagination. As historian Hugh Honour describes, it reflects a dream of Cathay that is more a product of imagination than actual experience. Some creasing to cover, otherwise internally sound.
Author: Hugh Honour
Binding: Softback
Published: J. Murray, 1973
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Chinoiserie: The Vision of Cathay explores the fantastical representation of China as envisioned by Europeans, often blurring the lines between reality and imagination. As historian Hugh Honour describes, it reflects a dream of Cathay that is more a product of imagination than actual experience. Some creasing to cover, otherwise internally sound.