An embassy to China : being the journal kept by Lord Macartney during his embassy to the Emperor Ch'ien-lung, 1793-1794 / illustrated with watercolour sketches made during the Embassy by William Alexander ; introduced by Jonathan Spence ; edited by J.L. Cranmer-Byng.
Spine title: Lord Macartney, An Embassy to China.
In slip case. Maps on lining papers.
Includes index.

A theoretical and historical introduction to the Chinese garden -- The Chinese garden and the concept of the virtue of round brightness -- The Chinese garden and the concept of the vision of jing -- The Chinese gGarden and the Western linear perspective -- The Chinese garden and the concept of the line-method -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1: Kangxi's record of the Garden of Uninhibited Spring -- Appendix 2: Kangxi's record of the Mountain Hamlet for Summer Coolness -- Appendix 3: Qianlong's later record of the Mountain Hamlet for Summer Coolness -- Appendix 4: Qianlong's record of the Village of Ten-Thousand Springs -- Appendix 5: Qianlong's record of Kunming Lake by Longevity Hill -- Appendix 6: Qianlong's record of the Garden of Clear Ripples on Longevity Hill -- Appendix 7: Qianlong's record of the Best Spring of China on Jade-Spring Hill -- Appendix 8: Qianlong's record of the Garden of Tranquil Pleasure.

Qianlong yupin Yuanmingyuan 乾隆御品圓明園 / Guo Daiheng bianzhu 郭黛姮编著.
Includes bibliographical references.
***Graphic resource: 3-D views, elevations, architectural renderings, Yuanmingyuan gardens in painting.