This is an investigation into the transference of intellectual principles of natural beauty across cultures and disciplines. Liu explores the sources and transmission of Chinese influence, from trade-goods imagery and other chinoiserie to the conceptual influence of William Temple's sharawadgi .
Language
English
Pages
208
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
University of South Carolina Press
Release
November 01, 2008
ISBN
1570037698
ISBN 13
9781570037696
Seeds of a Different Eden: Chinese Gardening Ideas and a New English Aesthetic Ideal
This is an investigation into the transference of intellectual principles of natural beauty across cultures and disciplines. Liu explores the sources and transmission of Chinese influence, from trade-goods imagery and other chinoiserie to the conceptual influence of William Temple's sharawadgi .