Western Books on China published up to 1850 Online
Brill/IDC had digitized the existing complete collection of 654 books of western books on China. The collection is based on the annotated bibliography by John Lust of all early Western books on China to be found in the library of the SOAS.
Material from the library of the School of Oriental and African Studies, London
Based on the book Western Books on China published up to 1850 by John Lust
Unique historical interest: the books show view and interest in former China by19th cent’s Westerner community
Interesting geographical area
Searchable for keyword, author, title, place, year, subject, language, institute
All pages can be downloaded and printed
12 different Western languages
Extra supplements possible in the near future
Available online and on microfiche
Keywords: Encyclopedic works, notebooks, Chinese studies, travels, language, international relations, international trade, economic affairs, Chinese society, education, literature, art, architecture, sciences, geography
| Number of titles | 654 | | Number of microfiches | 4,688 |
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