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LFc-5

Title The Thousand Buddhas Subtitle Ancient Buddhist Paintings from the Cave-Temples of Tung-huang on the Western Frontier of China Description A large-color printed book showing Buddhist paintings from the Mogao Caves in Dunhuang. Stein collected these paintings during his second expedition to Central Asia (1906-08). Includes L.Binyon’s essay ‘Dunhuang paintings and their place amongst Buddhist art’, together with Stein’s descriptions of 48 Buddhist paintings. Year of Publication 1921 Location of Publication England / London Volume Information 1 Volume ISO639-1 English ISO639-3 eng

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LFc-5 > V-1

Title The Thousand Buddhas Subtitle Ancient Buddhist Paintings from the Cave-Temples of Tung-huang on the Western Frontier of China Volume vol.1 Author M. A. Stein Description A large color printed book of showing Buddhist paintings from the Mogao Caves in Dunhuang. Stein collected these paintings during his second expedition to Central Asia (1906-08). Includes L.Binyon’s essay ‘Dunhuang paintings and their place amongst Buddhist art’, together with Stein’s descriptions of 48 Buddhist paintings. Year of Publication 1921 Measurements (cm) 64x52

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