COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
mediaCollectionId
Manchester~91~1
Rylands Collection
Collection
true
Image Number:
Bookreader Chinese Coll 457
image_number
Bookreader Chinese Coll 457
Image Number
false
Reference Number:
Chinese Crawford 457
reference_number
Chinese Crawford 457
Reference Number
false
Parent Work Title:
Yuanmingyuan tujing
title_larger_entity
Yuanmingyuan tujing
Parent Work Title
false
Alternative Parent Work Title:
圓明園圖景
title_l_e_variant
圓明園圖景
Alternative Parent Work Title
false
Translated Parent Work Title:
Scenes from the Gardens of Perfect Brightness
title_l_e_translation
Scenes from the Gardens of Perfect Brightness
Translated Parent Work Title
false
Creator:
Ilantai, active approximately 1749-1793
creator
Ilantai, active approximately 1749-1793
Creator
false
Creator Role:
Artist
creator_role
Artist
Creator Role
false
Date Created:
1781-1787
date_created
1781-1787
Date Created
false
Description:
Twenty views of the European Palaces in the Garden of Perfect Brightness is a set of 20 prints commissioned by the Qianlong Emperor in the 1760s. The European Palaces were designed and built by French Jesuits in the early-mid 18th century and 100 copies of the "twenty views" were printed in Paris. The palaces themselves were destroyed during the Second Opium War in 1860. The album includes an additional coloured painting.
description
Twenty views of the European Palaces in the Garden of Perfect Brightness is a set of 20 prints commissioned by the Qianlong Emperor in the 1760s. The European Palaces were designed and built by French Jesuits in the early-mid 18th century and 100 copies of the "twenty views" were printed in Paris. The palaces themselves were destroyed during the Second Opium War in 1860. The album includes an additional coloured painting.
Description
false
Language Code:
chi-CN
language
chi-CN
Language Code
false
Language:
Chinese
language_name
Chinese
Language
false
Subject:
Architecture
subject
Architecture
Subject
false
Subject:
Formal gardens
subject
Formal gardens
Subject
false
Subject:
China--History
subject
China--History
Subject
false
Subject:
Palaces--China
subject
Palaces--China
Subject
false
Subject:
Fountains
subject
Fountains
Subject
false
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
category
Manuscripts
Category of Material
false
Technique Used:
Painting (image-making)
technique
Painting (image-making)
Technique Used
false
Technique Used:
Engraving (printing process)
technique
Engraving (printing process)
Technique Used
false
Medium:
Pencil
medium
Pencil
Medium
false
Medium:
Paint
medium
Paint
Medium
false
Support:
Paper
support
Paper
Support
false
Support:
Silk (textile)
support
Silk (textile)
Support
false
Creation Site:
China
location_creation_site
China
Creation Site
false
Style Period:
Qing Dynasty
style_period
Qing Dynasty
Style Period
false
Time Period Covered:
18th Century CE
temporal_coverage
18th Century CE
Time Period Covered
false
Places Covered:
China: Beijing Shi: Beijing
spatial_coverage
China: Beijing Shi: Beijing
Places Covered
false
Item Height:
569 mm
item_height
569 mm
Item Height
false
Item Width:
505 mm
Item Depth:
24 mm
item_depth
24 mm
Item Depth
false
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
former_repository
Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
Provenance
false
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
work_rights
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work
false
Access Rights:
References:
Durand, A. & Thiriez, A. "Engraving the Emperor of China's European Palaces.", 'Biblion; the Bulletin of the New York Public Library '. 1, no.2 (Spring 1993), pp.81-107)
references
Durand, A. & Thiriez, A. "Engraving the Emperor of China's European Palaces.", 'Biblion; the Bulletin of the New York Public Library '. 1, no.2 (Spring 1993), pp.81-107)
References
false
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2012-05-03
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2012-05
Educational Notes:
Qing: China's multilingual empire exhibition
educational_notes
Qing: China's multilingual empire exhibition
Educational Notes
false
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Academic Project Lead:
Julianne Simpson
academic_project_lead
Julianne Simpson
Academic Project Lead
false
Collection Code:
Rylands
collection_code
Rylands
Collection Code
false