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Websites
Digital Dunhuang (Mogao Grottoes)
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Books
The Caves of Dunhuang
by
Fan Jinshi
"The cave temples of Mogao are near Dunhuang at the extreme western end of the Silk Road in China. This title examines 50 of the finest caves in detail."
Location: Mugar Stacks DS797.28.D864 F36 2010
Cave Temples of Mogao at Dunhuang
by
Roderick Whitfield; Susan Whitfield; Neville Agnew
"An overview of the history and art of the Buddhist cave temples at Mogao, situated near the ancient oasis town of Dunhuang on the Silk Road in western China"
Location: Mugar Stacks N8193.C6 W478 2015
Caves of the Thousand Buddhas
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Roderick Whitfield; Anne Farrer
Presents a collection of Buddhist paintings, textiles, and manuscripts discovered in 1900 in a cave at Dunhuang in western China.
Location: Mugar Stacks N8193.C6 W48 1990
Publication Date: 1990
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