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100 1  Knobloch, Edgar. 
240 10 Monuments of Central Asia 
245 10 Treasures of the Great Silk Road /|cEdgar Knobloch. 
246 30 Great Silk Road 
264  1 [Place of publication not identified] :|bThe History Press,
       |c[2012] 
264  4 |c©2012 
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520    A fully up-to-date exploration of the jewels of Central 
       Asian archaeology, art, and architecture, incorporating 
       all the very latest archaeological discoveriesThis 
       comprehensive account of the culture and history of 
       Central Asia describes the main centers of human 
       civilization. Turkestan—the great landmass of Central Asia
       and Western China—is an intriguing meeting point of 
       civilizations. Four major invasions—Greek, Arab, Mongol, 
       and Russian—together with Persian, Turkic and Chinese 
       cultural influences, have made their mark on this vast and
       sometime forbidding region. The Great Silk Route ran to 
       the West through it, while nomad and urban peoples 
       combined over the centuries to produce a cultural 
       flowering under Timur and his successors in the late 
       medieval and early modern periods, through a rich 
       profusion of artistic and architectural styles and 
       ornament. This text is spiced with quotations from the 
       works of contemporary travelers, while providing an 
       expert's commentary on the archaeological, architectural, 
       and decorative features of the sites he describes. 
       Stunning and evocative photographs are supplemented by 
       numerous maps, incorporating the recent developments in 
       the region's borders and frontiers. With up-to-date 
       information on borders, check points, and visas, this book
       should appeal not only to scholars and those interested in
       the great cultural heritage of this region, but also to 
       travelers to the region. 
538    System requirements: Adobe Digital editions. 
588 0  Print version record. 
650  0 Islamic architecture|zAsia, Central|vGuidebooks. 
650  0 Architecture|zAsia, Central|vGuidebooks. 
650  0 Art, Central Asian|vGuidebooks. 
650  7 HISTORY / Asia / General.|2bisacsh 
651  0 Asia, Central|xDescription and travel. 
651  0 Asia, Central|xHistory|yTo 1500. 
651  0 Silk Road|xHistory|yTo 1500. 
651  0 Asia, Central|xAntiquities|vGuidebooks. 
655  0 Electronic books. 
776 08 |iPrint version:|aKnobloch, Edgar.|tTreasures of the Great
       Silk Road.|dStroud, Gloucestershire : The History Press, 
       2012.|z9780752471174 (pbk.)|w(DLC)2012451090 
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