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Cave Temples of Mogao: Art and History on the Silk Road (Conservation and Cultural Heritage Series)
Cave Temples of Mogao Art and History on the Silk Road - Conservation and Cultural Heritage Series
Author: Roderick Whitfield, Susan Whitfield, Neville Agnew
The Mogao grottoes in China, situated near the oasis town of Dunhuang on the fabled Silk Road, constitute one of the world's most significant sites of Buddhist art. In some five hundred caves carved into rock cliffs at the edge of the Gobi desert are preserved one thousand years of exquisite murals and sculpture. Mogao, founded by Buddhist monks...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780892365852
ISBN-10: 0892365854
Publication Date: 11/6/2000
Pages: 138
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Publisher: J. Paul Getty Trust Publications
Book Type: Paperback
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