Chinoiserie : commerce and critical ornament in eighteenth-century Britain
Title:
Chinoiserie : commerce and critical ornament in eighteenth-century Britain
Commerce and critical ornament in 18th century Britain
Studies in design.
Author:
Sloboda, Stacey, author.
ISBN:
9780719089459
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Publication Information:
Manchester ; New York : Manchester University Press, 2014.
Physical Description:
xvii, 238 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
Series:
Studies in design.
Contents:
Introduction: reassessing chinoiserie -- Making china: circulation, imitation, and innovation -- Buying china: commerce, taste, and materialism -- Commerce in the bedroom: sex, gender, and social status -- Commerce in the garden: nature, art, and authority -- Conclusion: style and global marketplace.
Abstract:
Analysing ceramics, wallpaper, furniture, garden architecture and other significant examples of British and Chinese design, this book takes an object-focused approach to studying the cultural phenomenon of the 'Chinese taste' in eighteenth-century Britain.--Provided by publisher
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Bibliographical References:
Includes bibliographical information (pages 207-236) and index.
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