Monks and Merchants: Silk Road Treasures from Northwest China
by Juliano, Annette L. and Lerner, Judith A.; with essays by Alram, Michael; Bingying, Chen; Dien, Albert E.; Feng, Luo and Marshak, Boris I
- Used
- good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0878480897
- ISBN 13
- 9780878480890
- Seller
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Lisbon, Portugal
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About This Item
Harry N. Abrams Inc., with The Asia Society, 2001 Book. Good. Soft cover. English text; Paperback.; 22.7 x 30.1 cm; 2.056 Kg; 352 pages with colour and black and white illustrations throughout; Catalogue from exhibition organised by the Asia Socity Center and held at Asia Society Museum, New York, October 13, 2001-January 6, 2002 and Norton Museum of Art, Palm Beach, Florida, February 9-April 21, 2002.; Used with signs of wear on the exterior. Interior as new.; The Northwest region of China comprising the modern provinces of Gansu and Ningxia formed a natural geographical corridor to China's heartland for foreign traders and missionaries traveling the Silk Road from regions as far west as India, Rome, and Byzantium. Monks and Merchants is the first book to focus on this region and the crucial role it played in the transformation of Chinese civilization from the fourth through the seventh century..
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- Bookseller
- Jorge Welsh Books (PT)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 816B
- Title
- Monks and Merchants: Silk Road Treasures from Northwest China
- Author
- Juliano, Annette L. and Lerner, Judith A.; with essays by Alram, Michael; Bingying, Chen; Dien, Albert E.; Feng, Luo and Marshak, Boris I
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0878480897
- ISBN 13
- 9780878480890
- Publisher
- Harry N. Abrams Inc., with The Asia Society
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2001
- Keywords
- monks,china,antiquities,silk road,gansu,ningxia
- Bookseller catalogs
- Asian Art; Collections and exhibitions;
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Jorge Welsh Books
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About Jorge Welsh Books
Jorge Welsh Books has been dealing in art reference books since 1999. What started as a platform for the distribution of publications by Jorge Welsh Research & Publishing has now evolved into an established bookselling division. We focus in our fields of expertise, specifically cross-cultural works of art from Africa, India, China and Japan, with an emphasis on Chinese porcelain. Our aim is to source and deliver relevant publications in the best possible condition to collectors and academics alike, while providing a high-quality, personalised service.
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