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Land of silk and sages: books on China in Marsh's Library

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Field name	Details
Title	Land of silk and sages : books on China in Marsh's Library / an exhibition compiled by Muriel McCarthy, Ann Simmons and Sue Hemmens
Publisher	[Dublin] : [Archbishop Marsh's Library], 2007
Physical desc.	127 pages, 4 pages of plates ; illustrations (black and white, and colour), portraits ; 22 cm.
Note	Number 110 of 500 printed copies.
	At head of title: Catalogue.
	'May 2007'.
Bibliography etc.	Includes bibliographical references (pages 124-126) and index.
Contents	Introduction -- The imperial city: Peking -- West meets East -- Confucius: Chinese sage -- Magnificent processions -- The Great Wall -- Travellers' tales -- The Jesuit mission -- Macartney's Embassy -- China illustrata -- Script: a universal character -- Trade and merchants -- The tea ceremony -- Silkworms and mulberry trees -- Oriental medicine -- Exotic botany -- Fantastic fauna.
Corporate name	Marsh's Library -- Exhibitions
Subject	Books -- History -- Exhibitions
	Libraries -- Ireland -- Dublin -- Exhibitions
	China -- Bibliography -- Exhibitions
	China -- History -- Exhibitions
Added name(s)	McCarthy, Muriel
	Simmons, Ann
	Hemmens, Sue

Item Information
Barcode	Shelf Location	Collection	Volume Ref.	Status	Due Date
10015419	708.2917 MAR	RL		. Available .