Barbarian lens : western photographers of the Qianlong emperor's European palaces / Régine Thiriez.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-183) and index.
Contents: Palaces in the photographers' time -- Early photography in Beijing, 1860-1873 --Foreigners in Beijing, 1860-1925 -- Practicing photography in China, 1860-1925 -- European Palaces in the photographers' time....in the eighteenth century--Rape of the Summer Palace and its aftermath--Maritime customs men in the 1870's--Imperial Chinese Maritime customs--Thomas Child: the photographer of Old Beijing--Ernst Ohlmer: sailor, photographer, customs officer and porcelain collector--Theophile Piry: forty-five years in China through a camera lens--From the Boxer Rebellion to the warlords--Alfons Freiherr Mumm von Schwarzenstein: a German envoy in 1901 China--From the 1911 Revolution to the warlords.

"The latest volume in the prestigious academic book series Documenting the Image, this is a fascinating survey illustrated by extremely rare photographs of the burned architectural and landscape complex known as the Rape of the Summer Palace.
In 1860, Western armies brought ruin to the treasured seat of the Qing emperors near Beijing. One hundred and fifty images have been collected to date as a support for an extensive study of the building of the palaces and their subsequent destruction.
This book is a rigourous analysis of the work and experiences of the European photographers, both amateur and professional, working in Beijing during this period, and, as such, becomes an account of the development of photography itself. Offering a fascinating glimpse into 19th-Century China, the book gives an historical overview of the political situation."--publisher description.

The garden art of China = [Zhongguo zaoyuan yishu中國造園藝術] / by Chen Lifang and Yu Sianglin.
Includes index.

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.

The Victoria M. Cha-Tsu Siu 徐家智, RSCJ (1935-2010) papers consist entirely of her research on Chinese gardens and the Yuanmingyuan. Her lifelong interest in the Yuanmingyuan began with her father, John Tchoan-pao Siu, who had combed sources for clippings and images to further scholarship on its long history. Particular interest was shown in the attempt to reproduce many of the physical items looted or destroyed during the destruction of 1860 by Anglo-French forces. The papers now housed at the Ricci Institute consist of handwritten or photocopied chapters, notes, excerpts and other data from years of research on this topic. Included are photographs, plates and a large number of slides, all with a focus on Chinese garden architecture. Drafts and working notes from her posthumously published book, Gardens of a Chinese emperor : imperial creations of the Qianlong Era, 1736-1796 published by Lehigh University Press in 2013 are included.

Addendum: In November 2016, the Siu family donated nine cartons of books belonging to their father, John Tchoan-pao Siu. These were filled with a variety of stitch-bound Chinese books which consistently include illustrated volumes not necessarily related to gardens or garden architecture. These cartons are still being opened, sorted and cataloged. For this reason John Siu's name has been added to the archive. All books in this collection will share the VS collection code.

Plan general du Yuanmingyuan = Yuanming, Changchun, Wanchun sanyuan quantu 圓明, 長春, 萬春三圓全圖 -- Les palais européens histoire et legendes = Yuanmingyuan lishi yu chuantong 圓明園歷史與傳統 / Michèle Pirazzoli-t'Serstevens -- Une description Tibetaine du Yuanmingyuan = Zangren biji de Yuanming Yuan 藏人筆記的圓明園 / Anne Chayet -- La revue Yuanmingyuan = Yuanmingyuan zazhi zhaji 圓明園雜誌札記 / Anne Chayet et Martine Pradayrol -- Un style original ou les Gouts Reunis / Daniel Rabreau et Marie-Raphael Paupe -- La promenade occidentale de l'Empereur Qianlong = Qianlong Huangdi de Xishi youlan 乾隆皇帝的西式遊覽 / Philippe Jonathan, Antoine Durand--L'Aire occidentale, vision spectaculaire et labyrinthe = Xibu de jingguan yu migong 西部的景觀與迷宮 -- Xieqiqu 諧奇趣 -- Haiyantang 海宴堂 --Xianfa Shan 線法山.