{"product_id":"visualizing-dunhuang-annette-juliano-9780691208152","title":"Visualizing Dunhuang: The Lo Archive Photographs of the Mogao and Yulin Caves","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAvailable in a limited print run of 1,000 sets--the stunning nine-volume presentation of the incredible Buddhist caves at Dunhuang in northwestern China\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSituated at an important juncture within the network of silk routes from China through central Asia, the oasis city of Dunhuang was an ancient site of Buddhist religious activity. Southeast of the city, the Mogao Caves, also known as the Caves of the Thousand Buddhas, are an astonishing group of hundreds of caves--carved in the cliffs between the fourth and fourteenth centuries--containing sculptures and paintings. Further east sit the Yulin Caves, another critical and richly decorated site. Featuring some of the finest examples of Buddhist imagery to be found anywhere in the world, these caves have enticed explorers, archaeologists, artists, scholars, and photographers since the early twentieth century. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eVisualizing Dunhuang\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003ci\u003eThe Lo Archive Photographs of the Mogao and Yulin Caves \u003c\/i\u003epresents for the first time in print the comprehensive photographic archive--created in the 1940s by James C. M. Lo (1902-1987) and his wife, Lucy L. Lo (b. 1920)--of the remarkable Buddhist caves at Dunhuang. This extraordinary nine-volume set features more than 3,000 of the original black-and-white photographs that provide an indispensable historical record. Invaluable for their documentary worth and artistic quality, and thorough in their coverage and clarity, the images represent a rare perspective on significant monuments, many now irretrievably changed. The Lo Archive serves as a treasure trove of historical, cultural, and artistic information for researchers, art historians, and conservators. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe introductory volume includes an essay about the formation and history of the Lo Archive, as well as maps, diagrams, photographs of the Mogao site, and concordances. The central volumes contain photographs of the Mogao and Yulin Caves, collaged photographs, several hundred newly created diagrammatic plans, and English and Chinese captions. The final volume is a collection of essays that addresses the complexity and richness of the Lo Archive, and how Dunhuang has been viewed from ancient times to the present. Contributors include Neville Agnew, Dora Ching, Jun Hu, Annette Juliano, Richard Kent, Wei-Cheng Lin, Cary Liu, Maria Menshikova, Jerome Silbergeld, Roderick Whitfield, and Zhao Shengliang. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExquisitely produced, this monumental set's abundant photographs have been lavishly printed as tritones, allowing for the closest possible match to James Lo's original black-and-white photographs, and for the clearest, richest images possible. With numerous silk-screened pages and an eight-page double-sided gatefold, \u003ci\u003eVisualizing Dunhuang\u003c\/i\u003e stands as a definitive reference for scholars, collectors, and libraries in art history and Asian studies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePublished in association with the Tang Center for East Asian Art, Princeton University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Annette Juliano\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0691208158\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691208152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 3128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 53.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 16.00h x 12.10w x 14.40d","brand":"Annette Juliano","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43989015789823,"sku":"9780691208152","price":1575.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d322541a-b3b7-42ca-86d1-b65fb8cf6af8.jpg?v=1683297430","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/visualizing-dunhuang-annette-juliano-9780691208152","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}