The Chinese Tea Trade and Its Influence on the English Garden of the Eighteenth Century
Description:
The problem discusses the influence that tea trade between England and China may have had on eighteenth-century English garden architecture and aesthetics. Five chapters include an historical overview of non-Oriental influences on the garden, the relationship between Britain and China, the evolution of the tea trade, the motifs and decoration of tea wares, and a summary with conclusions. Conclusions reached were that tea was responsible for importation of porcelains in Britain, architectural st…
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Date:
August 1983
Creator:
Miller, Bobbie J.
Partner:
UNT Libraries