Foreign devils on the silk road

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The Silk Road, which linked imperial Rome and distant China, was once the greatest thoroughfare on earth. Along it travelled precious cargoes of silk, gold and ivory, as well as revolutionary new ideas. Its oasis towns blossomed into thriving centres of Buddhist art and learning. In time it began to decline. The traffic slowed, the merchants left and finally its towns vanished beneath the desert sands to be forgotten for a thousand years. But legends grew up of lost cities filled with treasures and guarded by demons. In the early years of the last century foreign explorers began to investigate these legends, and very soon an international race began for the art treasures of the Silk Road. Huge wall paintings, sculptures and priceless manuscripts were carried away, literally by the ton, and are today scattered through the museums of a dozen countries. Peter Hopkirk tells the story of the intrepid men who, at great personal risk, led these long-range archaeological raids, incurring the undying wrath of the Chinese.

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Taal: en

Bindwijze: Paperback

Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 27 maart 2006

Aantal pagina's: 252

Illustraties: Nee

Hoofdauteur: Peter Hopkirk

Hoofduitgeverij: John Murray Publishers Ltd

Extra groot lettertype: Nee

Product breedte: 131 mm

Product hoogte: 23 mm

Product lengte: 198 mm

Studieboek: Ja

Verpakking breedte: 126 mm

Verpakking hoogte: 20 mm

Verpakking lengte: 195 mm

Verpakkingsgewicht: 219 g

EAN: 9780719564482

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