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Genre/Form: | History |
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Material Type: | Manuscript |
Document Type: | Book, Archival Material |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Giuseppe Castiglione; Compagnie des Indes. |
OCLC Number: | 612806227 |
Notes: | The ms. was written when a copy of the 16 engravings were deposited in the Bibliothèque du Roi. The descriptions and attributions diverge considerably from the published edition of 1784. Written in an ordinary cursive script in black ink, some Chinese names corrected in roman letters in the broad left margin. Bound in 20th-century paste paper over boards. |
Description: | 1 v. (10 leaves) ; 37 cm. |
Contents: | Préambule (ff. 1r-5v) incorporating the text of a "Décret publié par order du Grand Empereur de la Chine ... le 13 juillet 1769" (3r-v) and "Lettre de frère Joseph Castiglione écrit de Pekin le 13 juin 1769" (3v-4r) -- Explication des sujets, describing each of the 16 engravings with date, artist, and engraver. |
Other Titles: | Conquêtes de l'empereur de la Chine |
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