CASPP2 (Castiglione, Giuseppe): PALAIS, PAVILLONS ET JARDINS CONSTRUITS PAR GIUSEPPE CASTIGLIONE DANS LE DOMAINE IMPERIAL DU YUAN MING YUAN AU PALAIS D'ETE DE PEKIN. Palaces, Pavilions and Gardens Created by Giuseppe Castiglione in the Imperials Grounds of Yuan Ming Yuan at the Summer Palace in Pekin. Beijing, 2007. 4 leaves of introductory text and 20 b/w engraved plates. 44x29 cm. Loose in cardboard holder. GBP 95.00 Reduced-size facsimile produced in China of the 1977 Paris facsimile edition of the celebrated suite of engravings by Chinese artists produced between 1783-86, illustrating the now-destroyed European palaces designed by Castiglione for the Qianlong Emperor at the imperial summer palace Yuanmingyuan, north-west of Peking. The introductory text is in French and English and includes a list of the 20 plates. Each engraving is then reproduced on a separate sheet. Subjects: Architecture Gardens Available, as of: 19/08/2009 Was item 230 in printed List 150. Record produced by Hanshan Tang Books, www.hanshan.com.