"Chotscho" Gaochang China Archaeological Folio Book in German, 1913
Item Details
A 1913 edition of Chotscho, a folio book that chronicles and contains the results of the early 20th century German Turfan expeditions to Xinjiang, China, organized by Albert Grunwëdel and Albert von Le Coq. Included in the book are photographs of the wall paintings, documents and statues found during the expedition. Some of the works photographed in this folio were destroyed during World War II in Germany.
| Title and Author/Editor | Chtoscho: Facsimile-Weidergaben Der Wichtigeren Funde Der Ersten Koniglich Preussischen Expedition Nach Turfan in Ost-Turkistan(A. Von Le Coq) |
| Genre | History, Science, Mathematics and Engineering |
| Type of Illustration | Collotype |
| Binding | Cloth on board |
| Publisher or Printer | Dietrich Reimer (Ernst Vohsen) |
| Publication Year | 1913 |
| Place of Publication | Berlin |
| Number of Books | 1 |
Condition
- the folio is complete, with 74 illustration plates; water marks to top section on each page to varying degrees, leaving the bulk of the text with an upward curl to the top section of pages; folio cover warped in spots, with heavy soiling and some edge tears, including some loss of thin board on the bottom portion of the side end flap.
Dimensions
- measured in folio cover; each illustration plate is 20 × 23.75″.
Item #
18BOS308-016
