Khotanese Manuscripts from Chinese Turkestan in the British Library A Complete Catalogue With Texts and Translations - Corpus Inscriptionum Iranicarum. Pt. 2, Inscriptions of the Seleucid and Parthian Periods and of Eastern Iran and Central Asia

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This catalogue describes the 2500 Khotanese manuscripts in the British Library's Aurel Stein and other Central Asian collections, including Buddhist and secular texts that enhance our understanding of northern Mahayana (as well as Vajrayana at Dunhuang) and the history of the southern Silk Road in the 5th-10th centuries. It includes a comprehensive introduction to the collections and the historical background of the manuscripts.

Book information

ISBN:	9780712347983
Publisher:	The British Library
Imprint:	The British Library
Pub date:	31 Dec 2002
DEWEY:	011.3109516
DEWEY edition:	20
Language:	English
Number of pages:	609
Weight:	1510g
Height:	246mm
Width:	189mm
Spine width:	56mm