The Cave Temples of Dunhuang: Art and History on the Silk Road

by Susan Whitfield, Roderick Whitfield, and Neville Agnew

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The Dunhuang cave temples on China's Silk Road contain miles of wall paintings, more than 2000 statues, works on silk and paper and thousands of ancient manuscripts. Susan Whitfield tells the story of this remarkable sight and also describes the collaboration between the Western and Chinese authorities to preserve the Dunhuang shrines.
  • ISBN10 071234697X
  • ISBN13 9780712346979
  • Publish Date 15 November 2000
  • Publish Status Transferred
  • Out of Print 2 November 2006
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher British Library Publishing
  • Imprint The British Library Publishing Division
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 142
  • Language English