Monks and Merchants: Silk Road Treasures from Northwest China Tapa dura - 2001

Harry N. Abrams, 2001-10-01. Hardcover. Used: Good.

UsedLikeNew. Text block, boards and binding are pristine. Dust wrapper in fine, like new condition. Well packaged and promptly shipped from California. US veteran operated.

NY: Asia Society, 2001. The northwest region of China, comprising the modern provinces of Gansu and Ningxia, formed a natural geographical corridor to China's heartland for foreign traders and missionaries travelling the Silk Road from regions as far west as India, Rome and Byzantium. This catalogue is the first to focus on this region and the crucial role it played in the transformation of Chinese civilization from the fourth through the seventh century. 120 objects recovered from this region, mostly archaeological finds, are described in detail and lavishly illustrated in colour with multiple views. A ground-breaking exhibition catalogue and important reference tool. 352 pp., extensive bibliography.. First Edition. Hard bound. Fine/Fine. 30 x 23 cm..

Harry N. Abrams, 2001-10-01. Hardcover. Very Good. Very good condition...very mild shelf wear to DJ, otherwise almost like new.

Abrams, 2002. Hardcover. fine/fine. Quarto 12" x 9 1;2". 352pp. Exhibition catalogue published on the occasion of the Exhibition organized by the Asia Society Museum. 334 illustrations, including 214 plates in full color. A fine copy in dust jacket.

New York: Harry N. Abrams, 2001. Hardcover. VG/VG. Black cloth boards with gilt stamped lettering. Glossy black and photographic dust jacket with beige and white lettering. 352 pp.334 illustrations, 214 in full color. Stunning works in precious metals, glass, and stone--many recently excavated and virtually unknown outside China--shed new light on a pivotal epoch in Chinese history. From the 4th through 7th century, monks and merchants freely traveled along the fabled Silk Road, linking China with the west, propagating Buddhism, and purveying exotic goods and artifacts that fundamentally transformed Chinese culture and society. This sumptuous volume, the first to explore the magnificent treasures and sites of China's northwest section of the Silk Road, accompanies an exhibition at the Asia Society in New York. The text by an international team of scholars illuminates the importance of the region in this period of fertile cross-cultural exchanges between Eastern and Western Asia. -Jacket.

New York: Harry N. Abrams, 2001. 1st ed. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. illustrations (many color), index, 352p. Original black cloth. dj. 31 cm.

[New York]: Abrams, [2001]. 1st. Book fine, Dust jacket fine.. 334 illustrations, including 214 plates in full color. Bound in the publisher's original black cloth with the front cover and spine stamped in gilt.

New York: Abrams, 2001. hardcover. fine/fine. Profusely illustrated with photographs in color & b/w. 352pp. Thick 4to, black cloth, d.w. (New York: Harry N. Abrams, 2001). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper.<br/><br/>

(New York): Harry N. Abrams, Inc., with The Asia Society, 2001. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Quarto. 352pp. Heavily illustrated from photographs. Fine in a fine dust jacket. "*Monks and Merchants* is the first book to focus on this region and the crucial role it played in the transformation of Chinese civilization from the fourth through the seventh century" (from the rear panel).