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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. AccompaniedAuthor: a short historical and statistical account of Hok-këèn
English and Chinese standard dictionary : comprising 120,000 words and phrases with translations, pronunciations, definitions, illustrations, etc., etc., with a copious appendixAuthor: Classic Public Domain
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 tablesAuthor: Classic Public Domain
Chinese-English pocket dictionary, with Mandarin and Shanghai pronunciation, and references to the dictionaries of Williams and GilesAuthor: Classic Public Domain
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
The works of Li Po, the Chinese poet ;: done into English verseAuthor: Shigeyoshi Obata, with an introd. and biographical and critical matter translated from the Chinese
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 painterAuthor: Classic Public Domain
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 faienceAuthor: Classic Public Domain
Sino-Iranica; Chinese contributions to the history of civilization in ancient Iran, with special reference to the history of cultivated plants and productsAuthor: Classic Public Domain
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 studiesAuthor: Classic Public Domain
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
Hand-book of Chinese Buddhism, being a Sanskrit-Chinese dictionary with vocabularies of Buddhist terms in Pali, Singhalese, Siamese, Burmese, Tibetan, Mongolian and JapaneseAuthor: Classic Public Domain
Chinese-English dictionary of the vernacular or spoken language of Amoy : with the principal variations of the Chang-Chew and Chin-Chew dialectsAuthor: Classic Public Domain
Memorials of Protestant missionaries to the Chinese: giving a list of their publications, and obituary notices of the deceased ..Author: Classic Public Domain
Chinese and English phrase book : with the Chinese pronunciation indicated in English : specially adapted for the use of merchants, travelers and familiesAuthor: Classic Public Domain
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 cultureAuthor: Classic Public Domain
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 ShanghaiAuthor: Classic Public Domain
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
Proverbs and common sayings from the Chinese, together with much related and unrelated matter, interspersed with observations on Chinese things-in-generalAuthor: Classic Public Domain
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, &cAuthor: Classic Public Domain
Readings in Cantonese colloquial, being selections from books in the Cantonese vernacular with free and literal translations of the Chinese character and romanized spellingAuthor: Classic Public Domain
A guide to Wenli styles and Chinese ideals; essays, edicts, proclamations, memorials, letters, documents, inscriptions, commercial papers, Chinese text with English translation and notesAuthor: Classic Public Domain
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 referenceAuthor: Classic Public Domain
A handbook of the Canton vernacular of the Chinese language : being a series of introductory lessons, for domestic and business purposesAuthor: Classic Public Domain
The inventor of the numeral-type for ChinaAuthor: the use of which illiterate Chinese both blind and sighted can very quickly be taught to read and write fluently
Easy lessons in Chinese : or, Progressive exercises to facilitate the study of that language ; especially adapted to the Canton dialectAuthor: Classic Public Domain
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 ChineseAuthor: Classic Public Domain
Suggestions in design : being a comprehensive series of original sketches in various styles of ornament : arranged for application in the decorative and constructive artsAuthor: Classic Public Domain
Japanese chess (shogi); the science and art of war or struggle philosophically treated. Chinese chess (chong-kie) and i-goAuthor: Classic Public Domain
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 woodAuthor: Classic Public Domain
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
Sand-buried ruins of Khotan : personal narrative of a journey of archaeological and geographical exploration in Chinese Turkestan; with mapAuthor: Classic Public Domain
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.
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Pei Mei's Chinese cook book
Art-needlework for decorative embroidery;
Strange stories from a Chinese studio
Chinese and Sumerian
Chinese cook book
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A Chinese-English dictionary
The Chinese cook book
Theory and practice of design, and advanced text-book on decorative art
English and Chinese dictionary of the Amoy dialect
A Mandarin-Romanized dictionary of Chinese : including new terms and phrases now current
An English and Chinese dictionary
Chau Ju-Kua: his work on the Chinese and Arab trade in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, entitled Chu-fan-chï
Chinese cook book
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
Strange stories from a Chinese studio
English and Chinese standard dictionary : comprising 120,000 words and phrases with translations, pronunciations, definitions, illustrations, etc., etc., with a copious appendix
Chinese and Sumerian
Lessons on decorative design
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
An alphabetic dictionary of the Chinese language in the Foochow dialect
Chinese-English pocket dictionary, with Mandarin and Shanghai pronunciation, and references to the dictionaries of Williams and Giles
English and Chinese dictionary : with the Punti and Mandarin pronunciation
Linguistic Survey Of India Vol Ii Mon Khmer Siamese Chinese Families
Traditional methods of pattern designing; an introduction to the study of the decorative art
Pei Mei's Chinese cook book
A Mandarin-Romanized dictionary of Chinese. (On the same principle as G.C. Stent's Vocabulary)
Ornament, two thousand decorative motifs in colour, forming a survey of the applied art of all ages and all countries
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;
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
Principles of decorative design
Historic ornament : treatise on decorative art and architectural ornament
Blue label brand stencils. For all decorative purposes.
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
A dictionary of the Chinese language
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
An English-Chinese vocabulary of the Shanghai dialect
cYing cwá cfan wano tscüto ciúo. A tonic dictionary of the Chinese language in the Canton dialect
Sino-Iranica; Chinese contributions to the history of civilization in ancient Iran, with special reference to the history of cultivated plants and products
Analysis of Chinese characters
Examples of Chinese ornament selected from objects in the South Kensington museum and other collections
Art-needlework for decorative embroidery;
Journal of decorative art
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
Shi jie ri bao = Chinese world
Chau Ju-kua: his work on the Chinese and Arab trade in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, entitled Chu-fan-chï
The Chinese
A dictionary of the Chinese language, in three parts
A Hakka index to the Chinese-English dictionary of Herbert A. Giles, and to the Syllabic dictionary of Chinese of S. Wells Williams ...
A Chinese and English dictionary : arranged according to radicals and sub-radicals / by P. Poletti
Hand-book of Chinese Buddhism, being a Sanskrit-Chinese dictionary with vocabularies of Buddhist terms in Pali, Singhalese, Siamese, Burmese, Tibetan, Mongolian and Japanese
Chinese-English dictionary of the vernacular or spoken language of Amoy
Chinese-English dictionary of the vernacular or spoken language of Amoy : with the principal variations of the Chang-Chew and Chin-Chew dialects
Chinese fables and folk stories
A grammar of the Chinese colloquial language commonly called the Mandarin dialect
The Chinese fairy book
A Chinese chrestomathy in the Canton dialect
An Anglo-Chinese vocabulary of the Ningpo dialect
Studies in the decorative art of Japan
Lao-tze's Tao-teh-king; Chinese-English. With introd., transliteration, and notes by Paul Carus
Chinese stories
Chinese coolie emigration to countries within the British Empire
Memorials of Protestant missionaries to the Chinese: giving a list of their publications, and obituary notices of the deceased ..
Chinese and English phrase book : with the Chinese pronunciation indicated in English : specially adapted for the use of merchants, travelers and families
Decorative needlework
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
The book of decorative furniture, its form, colour and history
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
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.
Proverbs and common sayings from the Chinese, together with much related and unrelated matter, interspersed with observations on Chinese things-in-general
A collection of Chinese proverbs
A handbook of the Chinese language
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
Readings in Cantonese colloquial, being selections from books in the Cantonese vernacular with free and literal translations of the Chinese character and romanized spelling
Technical terms, English and Chinese
Instigations of Ezra Pound, together with an essay on the Chinese written character
A guide to Wenli styles and Chinese ideals; essays, edicts, proclamations, memorials, letters, documents, inscriptions, commercial papers, Chinese text with English translation and notes
An analytical Chinese-English dictionary
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
A handbook of the Canton vernacular of the Chinese language : being a series of introductory lessons, for domestic and business purposes
A Mandarin-Romanized dictionary of Chinese
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
Easy lessons in Chinese : or, Progressive exercises to facilitate the study of that language ; especially adapted to the Canton dialect
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
A catalogue of the Chinese translation of the Buddhist Tripitaka : the sacred canon of the Buddhists in China and Japan
The Xin jing lu; or, Book of experiments; being the first of a series of contributions to the study of Chinese
The decorative periods
Designs of Chinese buildings, furniture, dresses, machines, and utensils
A treatise on the decorative part of civil architecture
Chinese materia medica
Catalogue of the Avery architectural library. A memorial library of architecture, archæology, and decorative art
Chinese cookery in the home kitchen; being recipes for the preparation of the most popular Chinese dishes at home.
Jade: a study in Chinese archaeology and religion
Suggestions in design : being a comprehensive series of original sketches in various styles of ornament : arranged for application in the decorative and constructive arts
Japanese chess (shogi); the science and art of war or struggle philosophically treated. Chinese chess (chong-kie) and i-go
Instigations. Together with an essay on the Chinese written character
A Mandarin-Romanized dictionary of Chinese, with supplement of new terms and phrases, now current
Chinese characters for the use of students of the Japanese language
Grammar of the Chinese language
The Chinese classics
A hundred and seventy Chinese poems
The Chinese language and how to learn it; a manual for beginners
Fusang, or, The discovery of America by Chinese Buddhist priests in the fifth century
A classified English-Chinese vocabulary
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
On a Chinese screen
Chinese characteristics
Chinese clay figures
Chinese music
The philosophy of human nature. Translated from the Chinese, with notes
The wisdom of the Chinese: their philosophy in sayings and proverbs
Chinese poetry in English verse
The Chinese empire: a general & missionary survey ..
The Chinese speaker; readings in modern Mandarin
Catalogue of Chinese printed books, manuscripts and drawings in the library of the British Museum
Chinese pottery and porcelain : an account of the potter's art in China from primitive times to the present day
Modern decorative art
Description of Chinese pottery and porcelain; being a translation of the T'ao shuo ..
A Brief History Of Chinese Fiction
China, catalogue of the collection of Chinese exhibits at the Louisiana purchase exposition
Robert Morrison : the pioneer of Chinese missions
The international relations of the Chinese empire
The Chinese Of America
English and Chinese dictionary
Chinese-English dictionary; comprising over 3,800 characters with translations, explanations, pronunciations
Arthur Waley (poems from the Chinese)
China : catalogue of the collection of Chinese exhibits at the Louisiana purchase exposition, St. Louis, 1904
Introduction to the study of the Chinese characters
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 ...
The Chinese dragon;
Sand-buried ruins of Khotan : personal narrative of a journey of archaeological and geographical exploration in Chinese Turkestan; with map
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