The Silk Road: Art and History (Hardback)
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Short Description for The Silk Road A celebration of the cultural heritage of the countries along the Silk Route, this book explores the ancient trade route between Europe and the Far East. It examines the beautiful works of art discovered in each country, and sets them in their historical and geographical context.
Full description- Publisher: Philip Wilson Publishers Ltd
- Published: 21 February 2003
- Format: Hardback 400 pages
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- Categories: Art History: Ancient & Classical BCE to c 500 CE | General & World History | Asian History | Ancient History: To C 500 CE | Places & Peoples: Pictorial Works
- ISBN 13: 9780856675461 ISBN 10: 0856675466
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Full description for The Silk Road
Celebrating the cultural heritage of the countries along the Silk Route, this text explores the ancient trade route between Europe and the Far East, more specifically between Rome and the old Chinese capital of Xian. It examines the beautiful works of art discovered in each country, and sets them in their historical and geographical context. The author provides a comprehensive history of the Silk Road, drawing freely on anecdotes and literary and historical sources he examines the lives of the merchants and other travellers who used this route. Vignettes and poems from the heydey of the great trading route punctuate a lively and colourful text, which also features Antonia Tozer's evocative photographs.
