Nguyen Phan Chanh and Vietnamese silk paintings

Artifacts from the Ancient Silk Road explores the interconnectivity of the Eurasian continent from 4000 BCE to 1000 CE. It focuses on the role played by Central Asia through which ...

The Silk Road explores the historical significance of the Silk Road, an ancient trade network active from the 2nd century BC to the 14th century CE. This book i...

Chapter 1 considers the Catholic presence in Tonkin and its interaction with Vietnamese religions. It begins by describing the sociopolitical situation of Tonkin as a land of two k...