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The journey of maps and images on the Silk Road /

Covers the diffusion and transmission of geographical knowledge that occurred at critical junctures in the long history of the Silk Road. In retracing the steps of four major circuits across the many civilizations that shared the Silk Road, this work traces the ways in which maps and images surmount...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich
Otros Autores: Forêt, Philippe, 1957-, Kaplony, Andreas
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008.
Colección:Brill's Inner Asian library ; v. 21.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Covers the diffusion and transmission of geographical knowledge that occurred at critical junctures in the long history of the Silk Road. In retracing the steps of four major circuits across the many civilizations that shared the Silk Road, this work traces the ways in which maps and images surmounted spatial, historical and cultural divisions.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxxi, 243 pages, 31 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color).
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-229) and index.
ISBN:9789047424970
9047424972
9004171657
9789004171657
1282400479
9781282400474
9786612400476
6612400471
ISSN:1566-7162 ;