Ruins of Desert Cathay - Personal Narrative of Explorations in Central Asia and Westernmost China (Paperback)

In this two-volume work, published in 1912, the Hungarian-born archaeologist Marc Aurel Stein (1862-1943) describes his second expedition to the deserts of Chinese Turkestan in 1906-8. (His account of his first expedition, Sand-Buried Ruins of Khotan (1903), is also reissued in this series.) Stein intended this account to be read by non-specialists, and, like his previous book, it is highly illustrated and full of interesting details about his journey and the people he met en route, as well as of the important archaeological discoveries which still link his name with the civilisation of this remote and dangerous area. In Volume 2, Stein describes the discovery of the caves near the great trading post of Dunhuang which contained - walled up and almost perfectly preserved - manuscripts, sculptures, silk cloths, and the Diamond Sutra, the earliest complete and dated example of a printed book, hidden by Buddhist monks nine hundred years previously.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Ruins of Desert Cathay 2 Volume Set, Volume 2
Release date:	September 2014
Authors:	'M. Aurel Stein
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 44mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	786
ISBN-13:	978-1-108-07754-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeology by period / region > General Promotions
LSN:	1-108-07754-4
Barcode:	9781108077545

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