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The earliest catalogue of Dunhuang manuscripts

Posted on 11/22/2013 by imre

Modern scholars have often remarked how unfortunate it was that during Aurel Stein’s initial visit to the Mogao Caves in 1907 no attempt was made at prodicing a catalogue of the contents of the cave library. This was, of course, … Continue reading →

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