ISBN10: 0520237862, ISBN13: 9780520237865, [publisher: University of California Press] Hardcover The Silk Road, a series of ancient trade routes stretching across Central Asia to Europe, evokes exotic images of camel trains laden with bales of fine Chinese silk, spices, and perfume, of desert oases surrounded by snow-capped mountains, of bustling markets thronging with travellers buying and selling grapes, coriander, Baltic amber, and Mediterranean coral. Along this route, silks were sent from China to ancient Rome; princesses were dispatched in marriage alliances across the deserts; bandits and thieves launched attacks throughout history. Covering more than 5,000 years, this book, lavishly illustrated with photographs, manuscripts, and paintings from the collections of the British Library and other museums worldwide, presents an overall picture of the history and cultures of the Silk Road. It also contains many previously unpublished photographs by the great explorers Stein, Hedin, and Mannerheim. More than just a trade route, the Silk Road witnessed the movement of cultural influences. Frances Wood traces the story of the civilizations and ideas that flourished and moved along its vast geographical expanse. Indian Buddhism was carried into China on the Silk Road, initiating a long history of pilgrimages along the lonely desert routes; Manichaeism, Nestorian Christianity, and Islam also made their way eastwards along its route. The nineteenth century saw a new ...

University of California Press, Date: 2003-11-30. Hardcover. Very Good. 2.7979 in x 25.9803 in x 19.3853 in. 2003. University of California Press ISBN 0520237862 9780520237865 [GB]

University of California Press, Date: 2003-11-30. Hardcover. Very Good. 2.7979 in x 25.9803 in x 19.3853 in. 2003. University of California Press ISBN 0520237862 9780520237865 [GB]

California: University of California Press, Date: 2002. Very Good. Binding solid, pages lightly toned but crisp and clean, no markings found. Dust jacket bright and shiny with a small crease along top edge, light scuffs and dents. Extremities lightly bumped with minimal tip wear. No expedited or international shipping, oversize. Ships within 24-48 hours via media mail. 2002. University of California Press ISBN 0520237862 9780520237865 [US]

Berkeley: University of California Press, Date: 2004. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Covering more than 5,000 years, this book, lavishly illustrated with photographs, manuscripts, and paintings from the collections of the British Library and other museums worldwide, presents an overall picture of the history and cultures of the Silk Road. It also contains many previously unpublished photographs by the great explorers Stein, Hedin, and Mannerheim." Quarto. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket - as new, still sealed in the original shrink wrap. 2004. University of California Press ISBN 0520237862 US

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University of California Press, Date: 2003-10-06. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 2003. University of California Press ISBN 0520237862 9780520237865 [US]