L’Orient « systématique et raisonné » : L’exemple du cabinet parisien de don Pedro Davila (1767)
In the XVIIIth century, Chinese artefacts became more and more sought after in cabinets of curiosities. But what exactly is the status of these oriental objects ? Are they considered as exotica, or as works of art in their own rights ? To answer this question, this study aims at studying the rhetori...
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| Language: | English |
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Institut du Monde Anglophone
2014-12-01
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| Series: | Etudes Epistémè |
| Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/episteme/339 |