Silk Roads, China Ships: An Exhibition of East-West Trade

Toronto, ON: Royal Ontario Museum, 1983. xvi, 240 pages, illustrations (some colour), maps; 26 cm. Handbook to accompany an exhibition held at the Royal Ontario Museum from 10 September, 1983 to 8 January, 1984 and travelling to other institutions in the U.S. and Canada through 1986. Firm binding, with one spine crease. Clean inside copy. Age toning. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. CONTENTS: Silk roads and caravan cities; Silken webs of imperial dreams; A Persian castle on the Silk Roads; Three Empires; Saffron robes on the Silk Roads; The golden age of Tang China; New routes to the East and a New World; Ships like banners upon the sea; The rise of trading companies and colonies; Visions of Cathay; Commerce and empire building; From fragrant isles and scented shores.. 1st. Paperback. Very Good. 4to.