Aurel Stein

Wall Paintings from Ancient Shrines in Central Asia

Publisher: Oxford University Press
London, 1948.

125,000

Range of Buddhist wall paintings recovered by Stein at various sites, on the perimeter of the Taklamakan Desert (now in Xinjiang, China), which had served as waystations along the southern and nothern branches of the Silk Road.

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Description

Set of 2 volumes (Text+Plate). (64 x 51, 38 x 28)cm. Contains 32 plates. Contains 3 plans and folding maps. Original cloth-backed boards with silk ties. Gilt lettering on the front cover.

Condition: Soiling on the outer board with rubbed corners. Minor sporadic foxing on a few pages. An excellent copy.

Exportable: Yes

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