Saved from Desert Sands : Re-Discovering Objects on the Silk Roads / edited by Kelsey Granger and Imre Galambos.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Granger, Kelsey, editor.

Galambos, Imre, editor.

Series:

Library of perennial philosophy. Spiritual masters--East and West series ; Volume 18.

East and West Series ; Volume 18

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Silk Road--History.

Silk Road.

Material culture--Silk Road.

Material culture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (319 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Leiden, The Netherlands : Brill, [2024]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Saved by Desert Sands , edited by Kelsey Granger and Imre Galambos, unites historians, codicologists, art historians, archaeologists, and curators in the study of material culture on the Silk Roads. The re-discovery of forgotten manuscript archives and sand-buried cities in the twentieth century has brought to light thousands of manuscripts and artefacts. To date, textual content has largely been prioritised over physical objects and their materiality, but the material aspects of these objects are just as important. Focusing primarily on the material and non-textual, this volume presents studies on silver dishes, sealing systems, manuscripts, Buddhist paintings, and ceramics, all of which demonstrate the centrality of material culture in the study of the Silk Roads.

Contents:

Acknowledgements

Conventions

List of Illustrations

Notes on the Contributors

1 Re-discovering Objects: Material Culture on the Silk Roads

Kelsey Granger and Imre Galambos

2 Insight into the Lives of Soldiers along the Hexi Corridor during the Western Han Dynasty

Arnaud Bertrand

3 Writing beyond Han Boundaries: a Scribal Primer at the Niya Site

Christopher J. Foster

4 Seals and Sealing Practices in the Kingdom of Kroraina

Tomas L. Høisæter

5 The Social Life of a Tang Silver Dish

Hajni Elias

6 A Pensive Prince or a Languid Lady? Tang Ceramics of Women Seated on Hourglass Stools

Kelsey Granger

7 Dali Daggers: Buddhist Material Culture on the Southern Silk Road

Megan Bryson

8 Reconsidering Stein Painting 14 of the Jinshan Kingdom in Tenth-Century Dunhuang

Luk Yu-ping

9 How to Handle a Scroll? Evidence from Pelliot Chinois 3812

Nadine Bregler

10 Manuscripts on the Move: a Codex’s Journey from Lingzhou to Dunhuang

Jing Feng

11 The Life and Afterlife of a Funerary Divination Scroll

Mélodie Doumy

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

90-04-70688-7

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004706880 DOI