Visualizing Dunhuang : Seeing, Studying, and Conserving the Caves, Paperback ...

by Cary Y. Liu

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Visualizing Dunhuang : Seeing, Studying, and Conserving the Caves, Paperback by Ching, Dora C. Y. (EDT), ISBN 0691208166, ISBN-13 9780691208169, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US A beautifully illustrated study of the caves at Dunhuang, exploring how this important Buddhist site has been visualized from its creation to today Situated at the crossroads of the northern and southern routes of the ancient silk routes in western China, Dunhuang is one of the richest Buddhist sites in the world, with more than 500 richly decorated cave temples constructed between the fourth and fourteenth centuries. The sculptures, murals, portable paintings, and manuscripts found in the Mogao and Yulin Caves at Dunhuang represent every aspect of Buddhism. From its earliest construction to the present, this location has been visualized by many individuals, from the architects, builders, and artists who built the caves to twentieth-century explorers, photographers, and conservators, as well as contemporary artists. Visualizing Dunhuang: Seeing, Studying, and Conserving the Caves is a paperback edition of the ninth volume of the magnificent nine-volume hardback set, and examines how the Lo Archive, a vast collection of photographs taken in the 1940s of the Mogao and Yulin Caves, inspires a broad range of scholarship. Lavishly illustrated with selected Lo Archive and modern photographs, the essays address three main areas—Dunhuang as historical record, as site, and as art and art history. Leading

• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Year: 2021
• ISBN: 9780691208169
• Condition: Fine

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