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Archive Reference (shelfmark) L.R.420.c.10 Subject Architectural Types

11. L.R.420.c.10(19)

Reference (shelfmark):
L.R.420.c.10(19)
Title:
P'ai lou and marble bridge — Pai Hai [Beijing]. Photographer: Mennie, Donald
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View looking through the wooden gateway towards the bridge: 'This is the Jade Bridge already seen in No. III, but the view here is from the island end of it. The p'ai lou — merely decorative and not commemorative — is a very good specimen of the wooden structure...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1920
Extent:
1 item

12. L.R.420.c.10(21)

Reference (shelfmark):
L.R.420.c.10(21)
Title:
Marble sentinel — Pi Yün Ssu [Jade Cloud Temple, Western Hills]. Photographer: Mennie, Donald
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View of a marble stupa on the terrace of the Biyun si (Jade Cloud Temple or Temple of the Azure Clouds), with a monk standing in contemplation.
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1920
Extent:
1 item

13. L.R.420.c.10(27)

Reference (shelfmark):
L.R.420.c.10(27)
Title:
The Forbidden City [Beijing]. Photographer: Mennie, Donald
Scope & Content:
Genre: Urban Topographical Photography General view across the Forbissen City: 'The view is taken from the Ch'ien Mên or Front Gate in the South Wall of the Tartar City. The South Wall of the Forbidden City is seen stretching across the middle of the picture, and beyond are the yellow tiled roo...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1920
Extent:
1 item

14. L.R.420.c.10(29)

Reference (shelfmark):
L.R.420.c.10(29)
Title:
A Peking shop. Photographer: Mennie, Donald
Scope & Content:
Genre: Urban Topographical Photography View from the street of a Beijing shop, with donkeys and onlookers in the foreground.
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1920
Extent:
1 item

15. L.R.420.c.10(32)

Reference (shelfmark):
L.R.420.c.10(32)
Title:
The sculptured base of the stupa — Yellow Temple [Beijing]. Photographer: Mennie, Donald
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Close view of sculpture on the base of the stupa in the Yellow Temple (Huang si), erected in memory of the Panshen Lama, who died smallpox during a visit to Beijing in the late 18th-century: 'The monument is modelled on Tibetan or Indian lines and stands 30 feet...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1920
Extent:
1 item

16. L.R.420.c.10(35)

Reference (shelfmark):
L.R.420.c.10(35)
Title:
Bronze Pavilion — the Summer Palace [Beijing]. Photographer: Mennie, Donald
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View looking down onto the Bronze Pavilion in the Summer Palace, also seen in plate 2.
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1920
Extent:
1 item

17. L.R.420.c.10(37)

Reference (shelfmark):
L.R.420.c.10(37)
Title:
Pi Yün Ssu [Jade Cloud Temple, Western Hills]. Photographer: Mennie, Donald
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View looking along the paved pathway leading to the steps and gateway into the Jade Cloud Temple in the Western Hills.
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1920
Extent:
1 item

18. L.R.420.c.10(40)

Reference (shelfmark):
L.R.420.c.10(40)
Title:
The Hall of Classics [Beijing]. Photographer: Mennie, Donald
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography General view: 'This is called the Kuo tzu Chien...and was a school or university of the nobility. The present beautiful building was erected by Ch'ien Lung, but after the ancient style of architecture. The main Hall is square, with double roof and yellow tiles, ...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1920
Extent:
1 item

19. L.R.420.c.10(43)

Reference (shelfmark):
L.R.420.c.10(43)
Title:
Lama Temple [Beijing]. Photographer: Mennie, Donald
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View from the courtyard of one of the buildings of the Lama Temple: '...The fine building in this view contains a great wooden image of Maitreya, or Mi lei, who is the Buddha next to come into the world. It is seventy-five feet high and is said to be carved out ...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1920
Extent:
1 item

20. L.R.420.c.10(45)

Reference (shelfmark):
L.R.420.c.10(45)
Title:
The Ying T'ai — Terrace of the Ocean [Beijing]. Photographer: Mennie, Donald
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View from the courtyard of part of the range of buildings: 'This is an island, or rather the group of beautiful buildings on the island, in the 'Southern Sea' or Nan Hai, west of the Forbidden City. The islet is connected with the mainland by a drawbridge. Over ...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1920
Extent:
1 item

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