Project Gutenberg 2012-05-26 Public domain in the USA. 229 Chambers, William, Sir 1723 1796 Chambers, Sir William Chambers, W. (William), Sir Chet-qua, Tan Tan Chet-qua Quaintance, Richard Quaintance, Richard E. 79622135 An Explanatory Discourse by Tan Chet-qua of Quang-chew-fu, Gent. Augustan Reprint Society, publication number 191 Produced by Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "An Explanatory Discourse by Tan Chet-qua of Quang-chew-fu, Gent. by Chambers" is a philosophical treatise on landscape gardening written in the latter part of the 18th century. This book presents itself as a dialogical work wherein Tan Chet-qua serves as a voice for a more Eastern perspective on gardening, in contrast to contemporary Western practices. The text reflects on the ideals of gardening set forth by Sir William Chambers, and through the guise of an Eastern character, it aims to critique and expand the Western understanding of aesthetics in landscape architecture. The book primarily revolves around the principles of gardening and landscape design as interpreted through the lens of Chinese aesthetics. Tan Chet-qua argues for a gardening style that promotes emotional diversity and interaction with nature, challenging the more rigid forms of English gardening of the time. He contrasts the grandeur and emotional range of Chinese gardens with the perceived limitations of English garden design, which he believes often lacks variety and imagination. Chet-qua makes a case for embracing a broader palette of designs that can evoke multiple sensory experiences, urging peers to innovate while engaging with their natural environment, thus inviting readers to rethink the role of art and nature in landscaping. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/39803/39803-h/images/i_cover.jpg Reading ease score: 41.7 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Gardens, Chinese -- Early works to 1800 Gardens, English -- Early works to 1800 SB Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals Browsing: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming Category: Art Category: Nature/Gardening/Animals Category: Philosophy & Ethics 135210 2025-06-16T08:32:31.452030 text/html 134120 2012-05-26T13:48:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1719322 2012-05-26T13:49:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 547794 2025-06-16T08:32:35.093970 application/epub+zip 547911 2025-06-16T08:32:32.437034 application/epub+zip 165099 2025-06-16T08:32:31.873999 application/epub+zip 613415 2025-06-16T08:32:37.219943 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 597598 2025-06-16T08:32:34.628977 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 213556 2022-09-18T08:45:01.507586 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 109090 2025-06-16T08:32:31.187975 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 108973 2012-05-26T13:45:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 44111 2012-05-26T13:49:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 108964 2012-05-26T13:45:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 44068 2012-05-26T13:49:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21688 2025-06-16T08:32:37.366985 application/rdf+xml 27066 2025-06-16T08:32:32.068989 image/jpeg 3689 2025-06-16T08:32:31.969019 image/jpeg 1748141 2025-06-16T08:32:31.494024 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia