Illustrative Leaves of the Astronomical Instruments made for Peking Observatory? from 'Liber Organicus', by Ferdinand Verbiest, Beijing, China, 1668? | |||||||||||
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Inventory Number: | 61060 | ||||||||||
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Persons: | Ferdinand Verbiest | ||||||||||
Date Created: | 1668? | ||||||||||
Place Created: | Beijing China Asia |
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Accession Number: | Library acc. no. 1977-30 | ||||||||||
Brief Description: | Set of 105 Chinese woodblock prints, on thin rice paper, one hundred and five separate sheets, each approximately 390 x 460mm. Three additional sheets of thicker paper; possibly outer covers. [Library Accession no. 1977-30] | ||||||||||
Primary Inscriptions: | On outer cover to folio of prints, handwritten in [later] faded ink, 'Chinese Course of Experimental Philosophy' | ||||||||||
Provenance: | Purchased in 1977 with the assistance of the PRISM Fund. | ||||||||||
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