Author: Drege, Jean Pierre & Buhrer, Emil M
Title: The Silk Road Saga
Description: Facts On File, New York, 1989, 1st English edition. Cloth, dj, F/VG+. 288pp, 350+ colour illustrations, colour maps, a nice fine copy in a slightly rubbed near fine dustjacket. Hardback with dustjacket. ISBN: 0816022119 ¶ A pictorial journey along the Silk Road, from Xi'an to Venice which was the route Marco Polo took in the 13th century. The 350+ photographs were taken by photographers working for Japanese television on a series which travelled the silk road. Covers the hisotry of silk, the arts & architecture of the cultures en route & the archaeology of the many lost cities & civilizatiosn along the route [ although Afghanistan is not covered in any great detail ]. Well Illustrated.

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