Giuseppe Castiglione,: A Jesuit Painter at the Court of the Chinese Emperors Tapa dura - 1971

C.E. Tuttle Co, 1971. hardcover. Interior is excellent. 1x10x11. good yellow cloth cover

C.E. Tuttle Co, January 1971. Slipcase Hardcover. Used Like New/Very Good. The cardboard slipcase has wear, rubbing, tanning, and split corners. The book has very light wear to cover, pages clean and unmarked. All tip-ins appear intact and undamaged. We carry new and used books in our storefront. We want you to be satisfied with your purchase. Please contact us if you have questions regarding this item.

Rutland/Tokyo: Charles E Tuttle, 1971. First edition. Hardcover. A near fine copy in a near fine jacket (price-clipped). Oblong 4to. Giuseppe Castiglione, Italian painter, Jesuit missionary, arrived in China in 1715 and passed his life at the Court of the Emperors K'ang-hsi, Yung-cheng and Ch'ien-lung. There he became pre-eminent among a group of European missionary-court painters who combined the propagation of the Christian faith (in the face of daunting difficulties) with professional dedication to the artistic commissions of the Emperors. Although trained as a Jesuit, Castiglione was an artist of high accomplishment and in the course of his long stay in Peking (he died there in 1766) he managed to achieve a remarkable synthesis between the traditions and techniques of European painting and those of Chinese painting. He excelled in religious painting, was famous as a portraitist and genre painter, and his paintings of animals, flowers and landscapes earned him an unprecedented honour--first… Leer más

RUTLAND, VERMONT AND TOKYO, JAPAN, CHARLES E. TUTTLE, 1971. FIRST EDITION. QUARTO. A FINE COPY IN A FINE DUSTWRAP CONTAINED IN A SLIPCASE. TRANSLATED BY MICHAEL BULLOCK.

Charles E. Tuttle, 1971. Hard cover. Very good/Good. Jacket in good shape, yellowed on the back from age and front flap clipped. Previous owner's name on first blank page, otherwise clean and unmarked throughout.

Fribourg : White Lotus Press, 1971. Paperback. Good/no dj. 1.62. Giuseppe Castiglione

C.E. Tuttle Co, 1971. Hardcover. Very Good. 1.4000 11.1000 9.9000. Includes slipcase. Slipcaser has moderate wear. Book itself is clean with minimal wear and fading to the jacket. Pages are clean and intact.

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C.E. Tuttle Co, 1971-01-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!