Visualizing Dunhuang

Visualizing Dunhuang
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Publisher : Princeton University Press
Total Pages : 401
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ISBN-10 : 9780691208169
ISBN-13 : 0691208166
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Book Synopsis Visualizing Dunhuang by : Jun Hu

Download or read book Visualizing Dunhuang written by Jun Hu and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2021-06 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Located at the crossroads of the northern and southern routes of the ancient Silk Road on the edge of the Taklamakan desert in western China, Dunhuang is one of the richest Buddhist sites in China with nearly 500 cave temples constructed between the fourth and the fourteenth century. The sculptures, murals, portable paintings, and manuscripts found in the caves represent every aspect of Buddhism, both doctrinally and artistically. From its earliest construction to the present, Dunhuang has been visualized in many ways by the architects, builders, and artists who made the caves to twentieth-century explorers and photographers, conservators, and contemporary artists. This book explores ways in which Dunhuang has been visualized from its creation to contemporary times. Essays by leading scholars from the U.S., Europe, and China cover a wide range of topics, from the architecture of cave temples to painting and sculptural programs, Buddhist ritual practices, expeditionary photography, conservation, and the contributions of Dunhuang to art history"--


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