THE HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE OF THE CHINESE FRAGMENTS FROM DUNHUANG IN THE BRITISH LIBRARY

The author has been compiling a catalogue of the Chinese non-Buddhist texts from the Dunhuang materials in the British Library obtained by Aurel Stein during his second and third expeditions. This article surveys the sources and historical value of these manuscript fragments.

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Published in:British Library journal 1998-03, Vol.24 (1), p.78-89
Main Author: XINJIANG, RONG
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Art libraries
Buddhism
Cataloging
Caves
Libraries
Library collections
Rock paintings
Scrolls
Tang Dynasty
Wrappers
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Summary:The author has been compiling a catalogue of the Chinese non-Buddhist texts from the Dunhuang materials in the British Library obtained by Aurel Stein during his second and third expeditions. This article surveys the sources and historical value of these manuscript fragments.
ISSN:0305-5167
2056-2829