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125 Chinese Decorative Art PDF Books – Curated Historical Collection

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chinese decorative art 34% of collection
decorative arts 26% of collection
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    A Chinese-English dictionary Author: Classic Public Domain
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    The Chinese cook book Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Theory and practice of design, and advanced text-book on decorative art Author: Classic Public Domain
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    English and Chinese dictionary of the Amoy dialect Author: Classic Public Domain
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    A Mandarin-Romanized dictionary of Chinese : including new terms and phrases now current Author: Classic Public Domain
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    An English and Chinese dictionary Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Chau Ju-Kua: his work on the Chinese and Arab trade in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, entitled Chu-fan-chï Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Chinese cook book Author: Classic Public Domain
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    A dictionary of the Hok-këèn dialect of the Chinese language, according to the reading and colloquial idioms: containing about 12,000 characters. Accompanied Author: a short historical and statistical account of Hok-këèn
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    Strange stories from a Chinese studio Author: Classic Public Domain
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    English and Chinese standard dictionary : comprising 120,000 words and phrases with translations, pronunciations, definitions, illustrations, etc., etc., with a copious appendix Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Chinese and Sumerian Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Lessons on decorative design Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Eclectic Chinese-Japanese-English dictionary of eight thousand selected Chinese characters, including an introduction to the study of these characters as used in Japan, and an appendix of useful tables Author: Classic Public Domain
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    An alphabetic dictionary of the Chinese language in the Foochow dialect Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Chinese-English pocket dictionary, with Mandarin and Shanghai pronunciation, and references to the dictionaries of Williams and Giles Author: Classic Public Domain
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    English and Chinese dictionary : with the Punti and Mandarin pronunciation Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Linguistic Survey Of India Vol Ii Mon Khmer Siamese Chinese Families Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Traditional methods of pattern designing; an introduction to the study of the decorative art Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Pei Mei's Chinese cook book Author: Classic Public Domain
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    A Mandarin-Romanized dictionary of Chinese. (On the same principle as G.C. Stent's Vocabulary) Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Ornament, two thousand decorative motifs in colour, forming a survey of the applied art of all ages and all countries Author: Classic Public Domain
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    A syllabic dictionary of the Chinese language; arranged according to the Wu-fang yuen yin, with the pronunciation of the characters as heard in Peking, Canton, Amoy, and Shanghai; Author: Classic Public Domain
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    The works of Li Po, the Chinese poet ;: done into English verse Author: Shigeyoshi Obata, with an introd. and biographical and critical matter translated from the Chinese
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    Principles of decorative design Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Historic ornament : treatise on decorative art and architectural ornament Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Blue label brand stencils. For all decorative purposes. Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Outlines of ornament in the leading styles : selected from executed ancient and modern works : a book of reference for the architect, sculptor, decorative artist, and practical painter Author: Classic Public Domain
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    A dictionary of the Chinese language Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Leadless decorative tiles, faience, and mosaic, comprising notes and excerpts on the history, materials, manufacture & use of ornamental flooring tiles, ceramic mosaic, and decorative tiles and faience Author: Classic Public Domain
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    An English-Chinese vocabulary of the Shanghai dialect Author: Classic Public Domain
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    cYing cwá cfan wano tscüto ciúo. A tonic dictionary of the Chinese language in the Canton dialect Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Sino-Iranica; Chinese contributions to the history of civilization in ancient Iran, with special reference to the history of cultivated plants and products Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Analysis of Chinese characters Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Examples of Chinese ornament selected from objects in the South Kensington museum and other collections Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Art-needlework for decorative embroidery; Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Journal of decorative art Author: Classic Public Domain
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    A handbook of the Chinese language : prepared with a view to initiate the student of Chinese in the rudiments of this language, and to supply materials for his early studies Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Shi jie ri bao = Chinese world Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Chau Ju-kua: his work on the Chinese and Arab trade in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, entitled Chu-fan-chï Author: Classic Public Domain
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    The Chinese Author: Classic Public Domain
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    A dictionary of the Chinese language, in three parts Author: Classic Public Domain
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    A Hakka index to the Chinese-English dictionary of Herbert A. Giles, and to the Syllabic dictionary of Chinese of S. Wells Williams ... Author: Classic Public Domain
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    A Chinese and English dictionary : arranged according to radicals and sub-radicals / Author: P. Poletti
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    Hand-book of Chinese Buddhism, being a Sanskrit-Chinese dictionary with vocabularies of Buddhist terms in Pali, Singhalese, Siamese, Burmese, Tibetan, Mongolian and Japanese Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Chinese-English dictionary of the vernacular or spoken language of Amoy Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Chinese-English dictionary of the vernacular or spoken language of Amoy : with the principal variations of the Chang-Chew and Chin-Chew dialects Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Chinese fables and folk stories Author: Classic Public Domain
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    A grammar of the Chinese colloquial language commonly called the Mandarin dialect Author: Classic Public Domain
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    The Chinese fairy book Author: Classic Public Domain
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    A Chinese chrestomathy in the Canton dialect Author: Classic Public Domain
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    An Anglo-Chinese vocabulary of the Ningpo dialect Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Studies in the decorative art of Japan Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Lao-tze's Tao-teh-king; Chinese-English. With introd., transliteration, and notes Author: Paul Carus
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    Chinese stories Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Chinese coolie emigration to countries within the British Empire Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Memorials of Protestant missionaries to the Chinese: giving a list of their publications, and obituary notices of the deceased .. Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Chinese and English phrase book : with the Chinese pronunciation indicated in English : specially adapted for the use of merchants, travelers and families Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Decorative needlework Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Western origin of the early Chinese civilisation from 2,300 B.C. to 200 A.D., or, Chapters on the elements derived from the old civilisations of west Asia in the formation of the ancient Chinese culture Author: Classic Public Domain
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    The book of decorative furniture, its form, colour and history Author: Classic Public Domain
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    A syllabic dictionary of the Chinese language : arranged according to the Wu-Fang Yuen Yin, with the pronounciation of the characters as heard in Peking, Canton, Amoy, and Shanghai Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Gothic ornaments, selected from various ancient buildings in England and France : exhibiting numerous specimens of every description of decorative detail, from the XIth. to the beginning of the XVIth. cent. Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Proverbs and common sayings from the Chinese, together with much related and unrelated matter, interspersed with observations on Chinese things-in-general Author: Classic Public Domain
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    A collection of Chinese proverbs Author: Classic Public Domain
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    A handbook of the Chinese language Author: Classic Public Domain
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    How to speak Cantonese: fifty conversations in Cantonese colloquial; with Chinese character, free and literal English translations, and romanised spelling with tonic and diacritical marks, &c Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Readings in Cantonese colloquial, being selections from books in the Cantonese vernacular with free and literal translations of the Chinese character and romanized spelling Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Technical terms, English and Chinese Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Instigations of Ezra Pound, together with an essay on the Chinese written character Author: Classic Public Domain
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    A guide to Wenli styles and Chinese ideals; essays, edicts, proclamations, memorials, letters, documents, inscriptions, commercial papers, Chinese text with English translation and notes Author: Classic Public Domain
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    An analytical Chinese-English dictionary Author: Classic Public Domain
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    A manual of Chinese quotations, being a translation of the Ch'êng yü k'ao... With the Chinese text, notes, explanations and an index for easy reference Author: Classic Public Domain
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    A handbook of the Canton vernacular of the Chinese language : being a series of introductory lessons, for domestic and business purposes Author: Classic Public Domain
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    A Mandarin-Romanized dictionary of Chinese Author: Classic Public Domain
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    The inventor of the numeral-type for China Author: the use of which illiterate Chinese both blind and sighted can very quickly be taught to read and write fluently
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    Easy lessons in Chinese : or, Progressive exercises to facilitate the study of that language ; especially adapted to the Canton dialect Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Cantonese made easy : a book of simple sentences in the Cantonese dialect, with free and literal translations, and directions for the rendering of English grammatical forms in Chinese Author: Classic Public Domain
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    A catalogue of the Chinese translation of the Buddhist Tripitaka : the sacred canon of the Buddhists in China and Japan Author: Classic Public Domain
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    The Xin jing lu; or, Book of experiments; being the first of a series of contributions to the study of Chinese Author: Classic Public Domain
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    The decorative periods Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Designs of Chinese buildings, furniture, dresses, machines, and utensils Author: Classic Public Domain
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    A treatise on the decorative part of civil architecture Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Chinese materia medica Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Catalogue of the Avery architectural library. A memorial library of architecture, archæology, and decorative art Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Chinese cookery in the home kitchen; being recipes for the preparation of the most popular Chinese dishes at home. Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Jade: a study in Chinese archaeology and religion Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Suggestions in design : being a comprehensive series of original sketches in various styles of ornament : arranged for application in the decorative and constructive arts Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Japanese chess (shogi); the science and art of war or struggle philosophically treated. Chinese chess (chong-kie) and i-go Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Instigations. Together with an essay on the Chinese written character Author: Classic Public Domain
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    A Mandarin-Romanized dictionary of Chinese, with supplement of new terms and phrases, now current Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Chinese characters for the use of students of the Japanese language Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Grammar of the Chinese language Author: Classic Public Domain
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    The Chinese classics Author: Classic Public Domain
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    A hundred and seventy Chinese poems Author: Classic Public Domain
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    The Chinese language and how to learn it; a manual for beginners Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Fusang, or, The discovery of America Author: Chinese Buddhist priests in the fifth century
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    A classified English-Chinese vocabulary Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Ladies' manual of art : or, Profit and pastime : a self teacher in all branches of decorative art, embracing every variety of painting and drawing on china, glass, velvet, canvas, paper and wood Author: Classic Public Domain
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    On a Chinese screen Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Chinese characteristics Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Chinese clay figures Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Chinese music Author: Classic Public Domain
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    The philosophy of human nature. Translated from the Chinese, with notes Author: Classic Public Domain
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    The wisdom of the Chinese: their philosophy in sayings and proverbs Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Chinese poetry in English verse Author: Classic Public Domain
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    The Chinese empire: a general & missionary survey .. Author: Classic Public Domain
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    The Chinese speaker; readings in modern Mandarin Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Catalogue of Chinese printed books, manuscripts and drawings in the library of the British Museum Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Chinese pottery and porcelain : an account of the potter's art in China from primitive times to the present day Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Modern decorative art Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Description of Chinese pottery and porcelain; being a translation of the T'ao shuo .. Author: Classic Public Domain
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    A Brief History Of Chinese Fiction Author: Classic Public Domain
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    China, catalogue of the collection of Chinese exhibits at the Louisiana purchase exposition Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Robert Morrison : the pioneer of Chinese missions Author: Classic Public Domain
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    The international relations of the Chinese empire Author: Classic Public Domain
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    The Chinese Of America Author: Classic Public Domain
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    English and Chinese dictionary Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Chinese-English dictionary; comprising over 3,800 characters with translations, explanations, pronunciations Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Arthur Waley (poems from the Chinese) Author: Classic Public Domain
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    China : catalogue of the collection of Chinese exhibits at the Louisiana purchase exposition, St. Louis, 1904 Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Introduction to the study of the Chinese characters Author: Classic Public Domain
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    A Chinese and English phrase book in the Canton dialect : or, Dialogues on ordinary and familiar subjects for the use of the Chinese resident in America, and of Americans desirous of learning the Chinese language ... Author: Classic Public Domain
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    The Chinese dragon; Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Sand-buried ruins of Khotan : personal narrative of a journey of archaeological and geographical exploration in Chinese Turkestan; with map Author: Classic Public Domain
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ZipMyBook Curated Historical Archive

Chinese Decorative Art Book Collection

Discover 125 carefully selected public-domain books about chinese decorative art. This focused archive brings together practical manuals, illustrated references and important historical works in one searchable collection.

Why readers choose this collection

  • Exact, itemised list of all 125 included titles
  • High-interest historical editions selected for relevance and readability
  • Useful for collectors, researchers, family historians and lifelong learners
  • Choice of digital delivery or prepared USB edition where available

Featured books

  • Pei Mei's Chinese cook book
  • Art-needlework for decorative embroidery;
  • Strange stories from a Chinese studio
  • Chinese and Sumerian
  • Chinese cook book

Complete included-title list

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  1. A Chinese-English dictionary
  2. The Chinese cook book
  3. Theory and practice of design, and advanced text-book on decorative art
  4. English and Chinese dictionary of the Amoy dialect
  5. A Mandarin-Romanized dictionary of Chinese : including new terms and phrases now current
  6. An English and Chinese dictionary
  7. Chau Ju-Kua: his work on the Chinese and Arab trade in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, entitled Chu-fan-chï
  8. Chinese cook book
  9. A dictionary of the Hok-këèn dialect of the Chinese language, according to the reading and colloquial idioms: containing about 12,000 characters. Accompanied by a short historical and statistical account of Hok-këèn
  10. Strange stories from a Chinese studio
  11. English and Chinese standard dictionary : comprising 120,000 words and phrases with translations, pronunciations, definitions, illustrations, etc., etc., with a copious appendix
  12. Chinese and Sumerian
  13. Lessons on decorative design
  14. Eclectic Chinese-Japanese-English dictionary of eight thousand selected Chinese characters, including an introduction to the study of these characters as used in Japan, and an appendix of useful tables
  15. An alphabetic dictionary of the Chinese language in the Foochow dialect
  16. Chinese-English pocket dictionary, with Mandarin and Shanghai pronunciation, and references to the dictionaries of Williams and Giles
  17. English and Chinese dictionary : with the Punti and Mandarin pronunciation
  18. Linguistic Survey Of India Vol Ii Mon Khmer Siamese Chinese Families
  19. Traditional methods of pattern designing; an introduction to the study of the decorative art
  20. Pei Mei's Chinese cook book
  21. A Mandarin-Romanized dictionary of Chinese. (On the same principle as G.C. Stent's Vocabulary)
  22. Ornament, two thousand decorative motifs in colour, forming a survey of the applied art of all ages and all countries
  23. A syllabic dictionary of the Chinese language; arranged according to the Wu-fang yuen yin, with the pronunciation of the characters as heard in Peking, Canton, Amoy, and Shanghai;
  24. The works of Li Po, the Chinese poet ;: done into English verse by Shigeyoshi Obata, with an introd. and biographical and critical matter translated from the Chinese
  25. Principles of decorative design
  26. Historic ornament : treatise on decorative art and architectural ornament
  27. Blue label brand stencils. For all decorative purposes.
  28. Outlines of ornament in the leading styles : selected from executed ancient and modern works : a book of reference for the architect, sculptor, decorative artist, and practical painter
  29. A dictionary of the Chinese language
  30. Leadless decorative tiles, faience, and mosaic, comprising notes and excerpts on the history, materials, manufacture & use of ornamental flooring tiles, ceramic mosaic, and decorative tiles and faience
  31. An English-Chinese vocabulary of the Shanghai dialect
  32. cYing cwá cfan wano tscüto ciúo. A tonic dictionary of the Chinese language in the Canton dialect
  33. Sino-Iranica; Chinese contributions to the history of civilization in ancient Iran, with special reference to the history of cultivated plants and products
  34. Analysis of Chinese characters
  35. Examples of Chinese ornament selected from objects in the South Kensington museum and other collections
  36. Art-needlework for decorative embroidery;
  37. Journal of decorative art
  38. A handbook of the Chinese language : prepared with a view to initiate the student of Chinese in the rudiments of this language, and to supply materials for his early studies
  39. Shi jie ri bao = Chinese world
  40. Chau Ju-kua: his work on the Chinese and Arab trade in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, entitled Chu-fan-chï
  41. The Chinese
  42. A dictionary of the Chinese language, in three parts
  43. A Hakka index to the Chinese-English dictionary of Herbert A. Giles, and to the Syllabic dictionary of Chinese of S. Wells Williams ...
  44. A Chinese and English dictionary : arranged according to radicals and sub-radicals / by P. Poletti
  45. Hand-book of Chinese Buddhism, being a Sanskrit-Chinese dictionary with vocabularies of Buddhist terms in Pali, Singhalese, Siamese, Burmese, Tibetan, Mongolian and Japanese
  46. Chinese-English dictionary of the vernacular or spoken language of Amoy
  47. Chinese-English dictionary of the vernacular or spoken language of Amoy : with the principal variations of the Chang-Chew and Chin-Chew dialects
  48. Chinese fables and folk stories
  49. A grammar of the Chinese colloquial language commonly called the Mandarin dialect
  50. The Chinese fairy book
  51. A Chinese chrestomathy in the Canton dialect
  52. An Anglo-Chinese vocabulary of the Ningpo dialect
  53. Studies in the decorative art of Japan
  54. Lao-tze's Tao-teh-king; Chinese-English. With introd., transliteration, and notes by Paul Carus
  55. Chinese stories
  56. Chinese coolie emigration to countries within the British Empire
  57. Memorials of Protestant missionaries to the Chinese: giving a list of their publications, and obituary notices of the deceased ..
  58. Chinese and English phrase book : with the Chinese pronunciation indicated in English : specially adapted for the use of merchants, travelers and families
  59. Decorative needlework
  60. Western origin of the early Chinese civilisation from 2,300 B.C. to 200 A.D., or, Chapters on the elements derived from the old civilisations of west Asia in the formation of the ancient Chinese culture
  61. The book of decorative furniture, its form, colour and history
  62. A syllabic dictionary of the Chinese language : arranged according to the Wu-Fang Yuen Yin, with the pronounciation of the characters as heard in Peking, Canton, Amoy, and Shanghai
  63. Gothic ornaments, selected from various ancient buildings in England and France : exhibiting numerous specimens of every description of decorative detail, from the XIth. to the beginning of the XVIth. cent.
  64. Proverbs and common sayings from the Chinese, together with much related and unrelated matter, interspersed with observations on Chinese things-in-general
  65. A collection of Chinese proverbs
  66. A handbook of the Chinese language
  67. How to speak Cantonese: fifty conversations in Cantonese colloquial; with Chinese character, free and literal English translations, and romanised spelling with tonic and diacritical marks, &c
  68. Readings in Cantonese colloquial, being selections from books in the Cantonese vernacular with free and literal translations of the Chinese character and romanized spelling
  69. Technical terms, English and Chinese
  70. Instigations of Ezra Pound, together with an essay on the Chinese written character
  71. A guide to Wenli styles and Chinese ideals; essays, edicts, proclamations, memorials, letters, documents, inscriptions, commercial papers, Chinese text with English translation and notes
  72. An analytical Chinese-English dictionary
  73. A manual of Chinese quotations, being a translation of the Ch'êng yü k'ao... With the Chinese text, notes, explanations and an index for easy reference
  74. A handbook of the Canton vernacular of the Chinese language : being a series of introductory lessons, for domestic and business purposes
  75. A Mandarin-Romanized dictionary of Chinese
  76. The inventor of the numeral-type for China by the use of which illiterate Chinese both blind and sighted can very quickly be taught to read and write fluently
  77. Easy lessons in Chinese : or, Progressive exercises to facilitate the study of that language ; especially adapted to the Canton dialect
  78. Cantonese made easy : a book of simple sentences in the Cantonese dialect, with free and literal translations, and directions for the rendering of English grammatical forms in Chinese
  79. A catalogue of the Chinese translation of the Buddhist Tripitaka : the sacred canon of the Buddhists in China and Japan
  80. The Xin jing lu; or, Book of experiments; being the first of a series of contributions to the study of Chinese
  81. The decorative periods
  82. Designs of Chinese buildings, furniture, dresses, machines, and utensils
  83. A treatise on the decorative part of civil architecture
  84. Chinese materia medica
  85. Catalogue of the Avery architectural library. A memorial library of architecture, archæology, and decorative art
  86. Chinese cookery in the home kitchen; being recipes for the preparation of the most popular Chinese dishes at home.
  87. Jade: a study in Chinese archaeology and religion
  88. Suggestions in design : being a comprehensive series of original sketches in various styles of ornament : arranged for application in the decorative and constructive arts
  89. Japanese chess (shogi); the science and art of war or struggle philosophically treated. Chinese chess (chong-kie) and i-go
  90. Instigations. Together with an essay on the Chinese written character
  91. A Mandarin-Romanized dictionary of Chinese, with supplement of new terms and phrases, now current
  92. Chinese characters for the use of students of the Japanese language
  93. Grammar of the Chinese language
  94. The Chinese classics
  95. A hundred and seventy Chinese poems
  96. The Chinese language and how to learn it; a manual for beginners
  97. Fusang, or, The discovery of America by Chinese Buddhist priests in the fifth century
  98. A classified English-Chinese vocabulary
  99. Ladies' manual of art : or, Profit and pastime : a self teacher in all branches of decorative art, embracing every variety of painting and drawing on china, glass, velvet, canvas, paper and wood
  100. On a Chinese screen
  101. Chinese characteristics
  102. Chinese clay figures
  103. Chinese music
  104. The philosophy of human nature. Translated from the Chinese, with notes
  105. The wisdom of the Chinese: their philosophy in sayings and proverbs
  106. Chinese poetry in English verse
  107. The Chinese empire: a general & missionary survey ..
  108. The Chinese speaker; readings in modern Mandarin
  109. Catalogue of Chinese printed books, manuscripts and drawings in the library of the British Museum
  110. Chinese pottery and porcelain : an account of the potter's art in China from primitive times to the present day
  111. Modern decorative art
  112. Description of Chinese pottery and porcelain; being a translation of the T'ao shuo ..
  113. A Brief History Of Chinese Fiction
  114. China, catalogue of the collection of Chinese exhibits at the Louisiana purchase exposition
  115. Robert Morrison : the pioneer of Chinese missions
  116. The international relations of the Chinese empire
  117. The Chinese Of America
  118. English and Chinese dictionary
  119. Chinese-English dictionary; comprising over 3,800 characters with translations, explanations, pronunciations
  120. Arthur Waley (poems from the Chinese)
  121. China : catalogue of the collection of Chinese exhibits at the Louisiana purchase exposition, St. Louis, 1904
  122. Introduction to the study of the Chinese characters
  123. A Chinese and English phrase book in the Canton dialect : or, Dialogues on ordinary and familiar subjects for the use of the Chinese resident in America, and of Americans desirous of learning the Chinese language ...
  124. The Chinese dragon;
  125. Sand-buried ruins of Khotan : personal narrative of a journey of archaeological and geographical exploration in Chinese Turkestan; with map

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