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100 1 _aSchafer, Edward H.
245 1 4 _aThe Golden Peaches of Samarkand :
_bA Study of T'ang Exotics.
264 1 _aSan Francisco :
_bHauraki Publishing,
_c2014.
264 4 _c©2014.
300 _a1 online resource (537 pages)
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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505 0 _aIntro -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- DEDICATION -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- LIST OF PLATES -- DATES AT WHICH CHINESE DYNASTIES BEGAN -- YEAR OF ACCESSION OF THE RULERS OF T'ANG -- INTRODUCTION -- I=THE GLORY OF T'ANG -- HISTORICAL MATTERS -- FOREIGNERS IN T'ANG -- SHIPS AND SEA ROUTES -- CARAVANS AND LAND ROUTES -- FOREIGN SETTLEMENTS IN T'ANG -- TREATMENT OF FOREIGNERS -- TRIBUTE -- EXOTIC TASTE -- EXOTIC LITERATURE -- II=MEN -- WAR PRISONERS -- SLAVES -- DWARFS -- HOSTAGES -- HUMAN TRIBUTE -- MUSICIANS AND DANCERS -- III=DOMESTIC ANIMALS -- HORSES -- CAMELS -- CATTLE -- SHEEP AND GOATS -- ASSES, MULES, AND ONAGERS -- DOGS -- IV=WILD ANIMALS -- ELEPHANTS -- RHINOCEROSES -- LIONS -- LEOPARDS AND CHEETAHS -- SABLES OR ERMINES -- GAZELLES OR CHAMOIS -- DOUBTFUL UNGULATES -- A DOUBTFUL CARNIVORE -- MARMOTS -- MONGOOSES -- A WEASEL OR FERRET -- V=BIRDS -- HAWKS AND FALCONS -- PEACOCKS -- PARROTS -- OSTRICHES -- KALAVIṄKAS -- VI=FURS AND FEATHERS -- DEERSKINS -- HORSEHIDES -- SEALSKINS -- SKINS OF MARTENS AND THEIR KIN -- LEOPARD SKINS -- LION SKINS -- OTHER SKINS -- SHARKSKINS -- ANIMAL TAILS -- FEATHERS -- PEACOCK TAILS -- FEATHER GARMENTS -- INSECT ORNAMENTS -- VII=PLANTS -- PRESERVATION AND PROPAGATION -- DATE PALMS -- PEEPULS -- SAUL TREES -- SAFFRON CROCUS -- NĀGA-FLOWERS -- "BUDDHA'S LAND LEAF" -- NARCISSUS -- LOTUSES -- WATER LILIES -- VIII=WOODS -- SANDERSWOOD -- ROSEWOOD -- SANDALWOOD -- EBONY -- IX=FOODS -- GRAPES AND GRAPE WINE -- MYROBALANS -- VEGETABLES -- DELICACIES -- SEAFOODS -- CONDIMENTS -- SUGAR -- X=AROMATICS -- INCENSE AND BRAZIERS -- ALOESWOOD -- LAKAWOOD -- ELIMI -- CAMPHOR -- STORAX -- GUM GUGGUL AND BENZOIN -- FRANKINCENSE -- MYRRH -- CLOVES -- PUTCHUK -- PATCHOULI -- JASMINE OIL -- ROSE WATER -- AMBERGRIS -- ONYCHA -- XI=DRUGS -- PHARMACOLOGY -- Citragandha -- Thēriaca -- CARDAMOMS -- NUTMEG -- TURMERIC AND ZEDOARY.
505 8 _aTACAMAHAC -- MANNA -- BALM OF GILEAD -- GALBANUM -- ASAFOETIDA -- CASTOR BEANS -- PURGING CASSIA -- SEAWEEDS -- GINSENG -- ASSORTED HERBS -- BEZOAR -- Olnul -- PYTHON BILE -- WHITE WAX -- HUMAN HAIR -- BLUE VITRIOL -- XII=TEXTILES -- A SUIT OF GOLD -- WOOLENS -- RUGS -- ASBESTOS -- FELT -- LINEN -- Varṇakā -- PONGEE -- BOMBYCINE -- POLYCHROME SILKS -- WATER SHEEP AND ICE SILKWORMS -- COTTON -- "SUNRISE CLOUDS OF MORNING" -- XIII=PIGMENTS -- GIBBON'S BLOOD -- LAC -- DRAGON'S BLOOD -- SAPAN -- MUREX PURPLE? -- INDIGO -- Bhallātaka -- OAK GALLS -- GAMBODGE -- FLAKE BLUE -- ORPIMENT -- XIV=INDUSTRIAL MINERALS -- SALT -- ALUM -- SAL AMMONIAC -- BORAX -- NITER, GLAUBER'S SALT, AND EPSOM SALTS -- SULPHUR -- REALGAR -- LITHARGE -- SODA ASH -- DIAMONDS -- XV=JEWELS -- JADE -- CRYSTAL -- CARNELIAN -- MALACHITE -- LAPIS LAZULI -- "GERM OF METAL" -- GLASS -- FIRE ORBS -- IVORY -- RHINOCEROS HORN -- FISH TUSKS -- PEARLS -- TORTOISE SHELL -- NEPTUNE'S CRADLE -- CORAL -- AMBER -- JET -- XVI=METALS -- GOLD -- PURPLE GOLD -- SILVER -- BRASS -- GOLD AND SILVER COINS -- XVII=SECULAR OBJECTS -- VARIOUS UTENSILS -- LAMP-TREES -- ARMOR -- SWORDS AND SPEARS -- BOWS AND ARROWS -- XVIII=SACRED OBJECTS -- RELICS -- IMAGES -- XIX=BOOKS -- "EXOTICA" -- BOOKSHOPS AND LIBRARIES -- BOOKS OF TRAVEL AND GEOGRAPHY -- RELIGIOUS BOOKS -- SCIENTIFIC BOOKS -- TABLATURES AND MAPS -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- PRIMARY SOURCES -- SECONDARY SOURCES -- GLOSSARY A-NAMES AND TITLES -- GLOSSARY B-WORDS -- REQUEST FROM THE PUBLISHER.
588 _aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590 _aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
655 4 _aElectronic books.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_aSchafer, Edward H.
_tThe Golden Peaches of Samarkand : A Study of T’ang Exotics
_dSan Francisco : Hauraki Publishing,c2014
797 2 _aProQuest (Firm)
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