Conservation and Painting Techniques of Wall Paintings on...
Aoki, Shigeo / Taniguchi, Yoko / Rickerby, Stephen / Kirino, Fumiyoshi / Kijima, Takayasu / Bomin, Su / Mori, Michiyo This book presents recent research on ancient Silk Road wall paintings, providing an up-to-date analysis of their coloring materials and techniques, and of developments in efforts to preserve them.The destruction of the Bamiyan Buddhas in 2001 encouraged international collaboration between conservation research institutes to study and protect the Silk Road's painted heritage. The collaborations led to exciting new discoveries of the rich mater...