
Chinoiserie: The Vision Of Cathay
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This scholarly art history chronicles the enduring European fascination with an idealized East by detailing the evolution of exotic motifs in architecture, ceramics, and interior design. Hugh Honour illustrates the intersection of global trade and artistic imagination while uncovering how the West’s "Vision of Cathay" transformed the aesthetic landscape of the eighteenth century.
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Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Creased and faded spine. Yellowed pages. Otherwise internally sound, clean text.
This scholarly art history chronicles the enduring European fascination with an idealized East by detailing the evolution of exotic motifs in architecture, ceramics, and interior design. Hugh Honour illustrates the intersection of global trade and artistic imagination while uncovering how the West’s "Vision of Cathay" transformed the aesthetic landscape of the eighteenth century.












