1st Edition
Henri Bertin and the Representation of China in Eighteenth-Century France
Introduction
1. Ko And Yang And The Mission Française De Pékin
2. The Landscape Of Fact And Fantasy
3. Constructing An Authentic China
4. The Confucian Scholar Of Enlightenment France
Conclusion
Biography
John Finlay is an associate scholar with the Centre d’études sur la Chine moderne et contemporaine (CECMC).
"This meticulously researched and fascinating history of Bertin's 'insatiable appetite for knowledge of China' is the first monograph devoted to Bertin's collecting, correspondence and other projects."
--The Art Newspaper
"Finlay’s timely and commendable book establishes an essential framework by which to further reflect upon ... important issues raised by Bertin’s exchanges between France and China in the eighteenth century."
--The Burlington Magazine
"Well-structured and sharply argued, Finlay's penetrating book greatly deepends our understanding of the 18th-century Sino-European exchanges, including the Jesuit agency, interpersonal networks, and intricate relations between Chinese sources and European reproductions."
--Orientations
"Finlay’s book is one of those fine books that provide a reader with new insights and at the same time leave room for further questions to be pursued."
--Journal of Asian History
"This book brings together ... years of careful and thoughtful research in an elegant and well-written account of a cultural exchange which is rich and varied."
--East Asian Science, Technology, and Medicine
"John Finlay has produced a book whose breadth and scope of subject matter is impressive. It successfully establishes a history of artistic exchange between France and China in the modern era."
--China Art Research Network (CARN) Newsletter
"Ce livre démontre une grande érudition de la part de John Finlay, et on devine un énorme travail de lecture et de recherche en plusieurs langues. En sus d’une connaissance approfondie de la sinologie générale, l’auteur maîtrise aussi l’étude de l’architecture, des objets décoratifs comme les porcelaines, des peintures et des jardins chinois."
--Études chinoises
