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Eastern magnificence & European ingenuity : clocks of late imperial China

"The late sixteenth century through the eighteenth century was a period of complex change for the Chinese: Europe was eagerly looking to the East with an interest in developing a "China market," not just in commercial and diplomatic enterprises but in evangelical ventures as well. The resulting contacts produced significant cultural exchanges and appropriations, as well as misconceptions and stereotypes. Profoundly affected by these interactions were the areas of technology and the decorative arts. Europe became enamored of Chinese style, and a fashion known as chinoiserie permeated the decorative arts. In China, one result of this Sino-European contact was the introduction of a new and important technology: the Western mechanical clock."--Jacket
Print Book, English, ©2001
University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor, ©2001
History
xvi, 286 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
9780472112081, 0472112082
45582732