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In 1949 The Ronald Press Company in New York published Osvald SirA(c)n's Gardens of China and in the following year his China and Gardens of Europe of the Eighteenth Century. This re-issue of the second of these, by Dumbarton Oaks, is to be welcomed; it is in the same handsome format as the original, and has the benefit of an introduction by Hugh Honour which places the book firmly in the evolution of garden history and SirA(c)n's own career...His perception of the Chinese influence on the landscape gardens of England, France and Sweden, therefore, was informed by first-hand knowledge of Chinese art and culture. This freshness of experience makes China and Gardens of Europe of the Eighteenth Century an unparalleled achievement.

In 1949 The Ronald Press Company in New York published Osvald Siren's Gardens of China and in the following year his China and Gardens of Europe of the Eighteenth Century. This re-issue of the second of these, by Dumbarton Oaks, is to be welcomed; it is in the same handsome format as the original, and has the benefit of an introduction by Hugh Honour which places the book firmly in the evolution of garden history and Siren's own career... His perception of the Chinese influence on the landscape gardens of England, France and Sweden, therefore, was informed by first-hand knowledge of Chinese art and culture. This freshness of experience makes China and Gardens of Europe of the Eighteenth Century an unparalleled achievement. * Burlington Magazine *

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Osvald Sirén (1879–1966) was a Finnish-born Swedish art historian, whose interests included the art of eighteenth century Sweden, Renaissance Italy, and China. He held the J. A. Berg Professorship of the History and Theory of Art at the University of Stockholm and was keeper of painting and sculpture at Nationalmuseum.

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