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Cave Temples of Mogao at Dunhuang (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
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Cave Temples of Mogao at Dunhuang (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
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This book offers a revised and expanded look at a world-renowned
artistic treasure and its conversation. The Mogao grottoes in
China, situated near the town of Dunhuang on the fabled Silk Road,
constitute one of the world's most significant sites of Buddhist
art. The hundreds of caves carved into rock cliffs at the edge of
the Gobi desert preserve one thousand years of exquisite art.
Founded by Buddhist monks as an isolated monastery in the late
fourth century, Mogao evolved into an artistic and spiritual mecca
whose renown extended from the Chinese capital to the Western
Kingdoms of the Silk Road. Among its treasures are miles of
stunning wall paintings, more than two thousand statues,
magnificent works on silk and paper, and thousands of ancient
manuscripts, such as sutras, poems, and prayer sheets. In this new
expanded edition, Cave Temples of Mogao at Dunhuang, first
published in 2000, combines lavish color photographs of the caves
and their art with the fascinating history of the Silk Road to
create a vivid portrait of this remarkable site.Chapters narrate
the development of Dunhuang and the Mogao cave temples, the
iconography of the wall paintings, and the extraordinary story of
the rare manuscripts-including the oldest printed book in
existence, a ninth-century copy of the Diamond Sutra. The book also
discusses the collaboration between the Getty Conservation
Institute and Chinese authorities in conservation projects at
Mogao, and the ways in which the site can be visited today.
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