Traité des édifices, meubles, habits, machines et ustensils des chinois : gravés sur les originaux dessinés a la chine
A 1776 Paris publication by Sir William Chambers, issued by Le Rouge, presenting engraved studies of Chinese buildings, furniture, costume and machines drawn from originals made in China. The plates are measured elevations, plans and sectional drawings with labelled details. A designer can take from them the clean line-based layout of pagodas, pavilions, bridges and chinoiserie furniture, with their latticed balustrades, tiered roofs and fretwork patterns.
