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Subject Summer Palace (Beijing)

1. 1787.d.7, 4(47)

Reference (shelfmark):
1787.d.7, 4(47)
Title:
Yuen-ming-yuen. Photographer: Thomson, John
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View of one of the marble bridges in the grounds of the Summer Palace.
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1871-1872
Extent:
1 item

2. 1787.d.7, 4(48)

Reference (shelfmark):
1787.d.7, 4(48)
Title:
The Bronze Temple, Yuen-ming-yuen. Photographer: Thomson, John
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View looking down onto the temple: 'This picture ... presents to the reader one of the most interesting buildings in the grounds of the Imperial Summer Palace, standing at the foot of Wan-show-shan upon a basis of white marble, and constructed—doors, windows, pi...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1871-1872
Extent:
1 item

3. 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

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(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

6. 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

7. L.R.420.c.10(46)

Reference (shelfmark):
L.R.420.c.10(46)
Title:
Bronze ox — Summer Palace [Beijing]. Photographer: Mennie, Donald
Scope & Content:
View of the bronze ox, mounted on a plinth overlooking the lake in the Summer Palace.
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1920
Extent:
1 item

8. L.R.420.c.10(49)

Reference (shelfmark):
L.R.420.c.10(49)
Title:
Bridge of the Curved Back — Summer Palace [Beijing]. Photographer: Mennie, Donald
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View of the bridge, with a boat passing beneath: 'This marble bridge is on the K'un Ming Lake of the Summer Palace. The single span is twenty-four feet, and the height of thirty feet under the arch was to allow the Imperial pleasure barge to pass. It has the name Lo...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1920
Extent:
1 item

9. L.R.420.c.10(56)

Reference (shelfmark):
L.R.420.c.10(56)
Title:
Marble bridge — Summer Palace [Beijing]. Photographer: Mennie, Donald
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography General view of the bridge: 'This very graceful bridge of marble in the Wan Shou Shan Summer Palace passes from the mainland to a little island in the lake. It has seventeen arches, and dates from 1755.'
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1920
Extent:
1 item

10. L.R.420.c.10(60)

Reference (shelfmark):
L.R.420.c.10(60)
Title:
Bronze ornaments — Summer Palace [Beijing]. Photographer: Mennie, Donald
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View of a group of bronze sculptures in a courtyard of the Summer Palace.
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1920
Extent:
1 item