Foreign devils on the silk road : the search for the lost treasures of central Asia /
Hopkirk, Peter
Foreign devils on the silk road : the search for the lost treasures of central Asia / Peter Hopkirk - x, 252 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm
Includes bibliographical references and Index
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. It s oasis towns blossomed into thriving centres of Buddhist art and learning.
9780719564482
History of Asia and --China and adjacent areas
951.6 HOP
Foreign devils on the silk road : the search for the lost treasures of central Asia / Peter Hopkirk - x, 252 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm
Includes bibliographical references and Index
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. It s oasis towns blossomed into thriving centres of Buddhist art and learning.
9780719564482
History of Asia and --China and adjacent areas
951.6 HOP