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Archive Reference (shelfmark) L.R.420.c.10 Subject Architectural Types Name Mennie, Donald

1. L.R.420.c.10(2)

Reference (shelfmark):
L.R.420.c.10(2)
Title:
The Summer Palace [Beijing]. Photographer: Mennie, Donald
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View looking over the rooftops of the palace, towards the lake below: 'It will be observed that while in the West a temple or a palace is usually a single structure, in the East it is a collection of separate buildings. Thus the picture gives only a small part o...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1920
Extent:
1 item

2. L.R.420.c.10(3)

Reference (shelfmark):
L.R.420.c.10(3)
Title:
Approach to the Pei Hai [Winter Palace, Beijing]. Photographer: Mennie, Donald
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View looking across a graceful stone bridge towards the stupa rising on the hillside beyond: 'A bridge called the Yü ho Ch'iao divides the North Sea or Pei Hai from the Middle Sea or Chung Hai of the Winter Palace. From the east end of that bridge a smaller one ...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1920
Extent:
1 item

3. L.R.420.c.10(5)

Reference (shelfmark):
L.R.420.c.10(5)
Title:
Pi Yün Ssu [Jade Cloud Temple, Western Hills, near Beijing]. Photographer: Mennie, Donald
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View from the terrace of the Jade Cloud or Azure Clouds Temple (Biyun si), with a priest in the foreground contemplating the hills beyond.
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1920
Extent:
1 item

4. L.R.420.c.10(7)

Reference (shelfmark):
L.R.420.c.10(7)
Title:
Pai yün tien [New Summer Palace, Beijing]. Photographer: Mennie, Donald
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography General view of 'one of the many beautiful beautiful buildings in the New Summer Palace, Wan Shou Shan. The wealth of ornamentation under the roofs is well shown, but the rich colouring has, in a photograph, to be left to the imagination.'
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1920
Extent:
1 item

5. L.R.420.c.10(8)

Reference (shelfmark):
L.R.420.c.10(8)
Title:
Approach to the Temple of Heaven [Beijing]. Photographer: Mennie, Donald
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography 'What is commonly called the Temple of Heaven (see No. LII) is the distant building with triple roof. The view is taken from the lowest terrace of the Altar of Heaven. Unhappily the picture shows the carelessness which this noble building suffers from — the brok...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1920
Extent:
1 item

6. L.R.420.c.10(9)

Reference (shelfmark):
L.R.420.c.10(9)
Title:
The utility shop [Beijing]. Photographer: Mennie, Donald
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View from the street showing customer gathered in front of an old-style shop selling basketware: 'No doubt the time will come when Peking shops will have plate-glass windows; but at present the ancient style prevails. The wares in this case are happily exposed i...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1920
Extent:
1 item

7. L.R.420.c.10(10)

Reference (shelfmark):
L.R.420.c.10(10)
Title:
Lung Wang T'ang [Dragon King's Temple, Western Hills]. Photographer: Mennie, Donald
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View of the temple buildings of the Longwang tang or Dragon King's Temple, set among woodland in the Western Hills (Xiang shan) north-west of Beijing.
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1920
Extent:
1 item

8. L.R.420.c.10(11)

Reference (shelfmark):
L.R.420.c.10(11)
Title:
Chieh T'ai Ssu — Western Hills. Photographer: Mennie, Donald
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View from a terrace of the monastery, with a figure contemplating the view: 'The Chieh T'ai Ssu...or Altar of Abstinence is a richly endowed Buddhist monastery some 15 miles from Peking. It was a favourite resort of the Emperor Ch'ien Lung, and the view from its...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1920
Extent:
1 item

9. L.R.420.c.10(12)

Reference (shelfmark):
L.R.420.c.10(12)
Title:
Courtyard of the Lama Temple. Photographer: Mennie, Donald
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View looking across the tree-lined cortyard of the temple, with one of the bronze guardian lions on its plinth in the foreground: 'The Yung Ho Kung...commonly known as the Lama Temple, is near the north wall at the end of Hatamen Street. It is a temple or rather...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1920
Extent:
1 item

10. L.R.420.c.10(16)

Reference (shelfmark):
L.R.420.c.10(16)
Title:
The Long Gallery — Summer Palace [Beijing]. Photographer: Mennie, Donald
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View looking along a covered walk in the Summer Palace, 'behind the marble terrace which borders the lake. Besides the fine vista of the gallery itself one has beautiful glimpses of lake scenery. Each rafter is adorned with landscape paintings.'
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1920
Extent:
1 item

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