This includes data values and the controlled vocabularies that house them. Sir aurel stein 18621943 is renowned for his breathtaking archaeological exploration in chinese central asia, india, iran, iraq and jordan, and for his pioneering work on the early civilizations on the silk road. Based on the lives of sir aurel stein and the 7th century buddhist monk, xuanzang. Humanities free fulltext aurel stein and the kiplings. Sir aurel stein was a hungarianborn scholar and explorer of the orient, chiefly in the service of the british empire. For many years, stein conducted scientific and archaeological excavations in various asian countries and a large part of the exhibits at the british museum and british library comes from steins exploration. These scrolls and artifacts were purchased by stein from the caves caretaker wang yuanlu, in 1907 and 1914. The family was comfortably welloff and advocated assimilation. Kodi archive and support file vintage software community software apk msdos cdrom software cdrom software library console living room software sites tucows software library shareware cdroms software capsules compilation cdrom images zx spectrum doom level cd.
The hungarianbritish archaeologist marc aurel stein 18621943 explored these roads and travelled across the tarim basin in the pursuit of chinese past, which was unknown until then. Silk road pathways of converging and reciprocal inspiration. Catalogue of wallpaintings from ancient shrines in central asia and sistan recovered by aurel stein by fred h andrews. The british librarys stein collection of chinese, tibetan and tangut manuscripts.
Aurel stein explorer life, age, zodiac birthday celebs. Aurel stein, sir in this twovolume work, published in 1912, the hungarianborn archaeologist marc aurel stein 18621943 describes his second expedition to the deserts of chinese turkestan in 19068. Personal narrative of explorations on the northwest frontier of india by stein, aurel and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Stein, aurel, sir, 18621943 lc linked data service. A catalogue of paintings recovered from tunhuang by sir aurel stein by arthur waley. Sir aurel stein, archaeological explorer book, 1977. Pdf handbook to the collections of sir aurel stein in the. Stein expressed his admiration for the great buddhist scholarmonk xuanzang fig. Principal of the oriental college, lahore, punjab, india. Archives relating to sir aurel steins fourth expedition to. A hundred years on buddhist stupas the stupa, originating in india in about the third century b.
Jeanette mirskys sir aurel stein archaeological explorer or annabel walkers aurel stein pioneer of. There have been two biographies written about sir aurel stein. To identify the boxes you wish to see, please use the navigate this collection tree to find and note the shelfmarks of the items you wish to see. Born in hungary in 1862, stein came to england in 1884 to study oriental languages and archaeology, and became a british citizen in 1904. His diary and notebook imre galambos lecturer in premodern chinese studies, university of cambridge introduction 1 in april 1930, amidst preparations for his fourth expedition to central asia, sir aurel stein 18621943 visited japan and spent 12. Aurel stein archive posted 14 may 2015 i have had the great pleasure of scanning the aerial photographs from the sir m. Here on the edges of the taklmakan desert, an exotic blend of indian, mongol, chinese, and european influences fueled an astonishing cultural renaissance. This project was begun with the intention of compiling the results of sir aurel steins explorations in central asia and northwest india related to the history of fortifications.
Books by aurel stein author of sand buried ruins of khotan. Biographies of the renowned linguistic scholar and archaeological explorer sir marc aurel stein 18621943 inevitably yet briefly refer to the role played by john lockwood kipling 18371911. The print version of this article can be downloaded as a pdf file. Datasets available include lcsh, bibframe, lc name authorities, lc classification, marc codes, premis vocabularies, iso language codes, and more. He studied sanskrit, old persian and philology at the universities of vienna, leipzig and tubingen. Pdf handbook to the collections of sir aurel stein in the uk. Aurel stein was a britishhungarian explorer whose travels through turkestan now far western china led him to the caves of the thousand buddhas, near dunhuang. He was educated at the universities of vienna, tubingen, oxford and. He is a sagittarius and was born in the year of the dog hungarian archaeologist who uncovered the silk road in three expeditions. His family, although jewish on both sides, were advocates of assimilation and stein was baptized as a. The hungarianborn archaeologist marc aurel stein 18621943 is probably best remembered today for his explorations in chinese turkestan, and especially his discovery of the buddhist treasure of dunhuang, described in his earlier works, sandburied ruins of khotan and ruins of desert cathay also reissued in this series. Wong fellowship, a box containing photographs of documents and manuscripts from sir aurel steins fourth central asian. Aurel stein project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Family correspondence of sir aurel stein, 18851925 mostly in.
Aurel stein was born in hungary on a wednesday, november 26, 1862. Aurel stein wikipedia bahasa indonesia, ensiklopedia bebas. Among their findings highlighted the discovery of the dunhuang manuscripts. Biographies of the renowned linguistic scholar and archaeological explorer sir marc aurel stein 18621943. Aurel stein was a famous hungarianborn british archaeologist and orientalist, who was born on november 26, 1862. Here on the edges of the taklmakan desert, an exotic blend of indian, mongol, chinese, and european influences fueled an astonishing cultural. Discover real aurel stein facts, biography, date of birth, and related news below. By the time of steins second visit to bezeklik, members of.
He remarked about how the walls had withstood 2000 years of erosion from constant, sanddriven wind. Stein was born in budapest, the son of a prosperous merchant. Marc aurel stein 18621943 was born in budapest and educated in germany. As a person born on this date, aurel stein is listed in our database as the 60th most popular celebrity for the day november 26 and the 20th most popular for the year 1862. Many have poetic, evocative titles such as ruins of desert cathay sandburied ruins of khotan on ancient centralasian tracks. The hungarianborn archaeologist marc aurel stein 18621943 is probably best remembered today for his explorations in chinese turkestan, and especially his discovery of the buddhist treasure of dunhuang, described in his earlier works, sandburied ruins of khotan and ruins of desert cathay also. Eighty years ago, the veteran explorer and fellow of the british academy, sir aurel stein, used the technique of aerial archaeology to survey the borders of the roman empire in iraq and transjordan. Publication date 1921 topics cdak collection digitallibraryindia. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Stein decided the station was abandoned by the chinese in the 4th century. Aurel stein was born in hungary to merchant nathan stein and his wife anna. By the late 19th century, western imperial powers began to cast a covetous eye upon these roads, especially those situated in central asia. Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the the coffin club, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country.
Aurel steins aerial survey of the roman empires frontier in iraq and jordan, 19381939. Aurel steins aerial survey of the roman empires frontier. A catalogue of paintings recovered from tunhuang by sir. Sir marc aurel stein, kcie, fras, fba was a hungarianborn british archaeologist, primarily. Elizabeth gurley flynn and her female free speech allies lessons for contemporary women labor activists. Together with eugen hultzschs critical notes and steins maps, edited by luther obrock in indoiranian journal. This is a collection which has been described to the file andor item level.
The project gutenberg ebook of selbsterfahrungen, by marc aurel. Aurel stein simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Oct 22, 2003 british adventurer sir aurel stein sent home more than 40,000 relics from his explorations round asia, most of which are still in the uk. Sir aurel stein hungarianbritish archaeologist britannica. Stein was also an ethnographer, geographer, linguist and.
He traveled to many parts of south asia and central asia to discover ancient cultures and their remains. Pdf biographies of the renowned linguistic scholar and archaeological explorer sir marc aurel stein 18621943 inevitably yet briefly refer. Sir aurel stein, a brilliant archeologist of hungarian origin, uncovered and brought to light some of the ancient cities along the silk road. These rare objects, dating between 200 bc and 1200 ad, were recovered at the beginning of the 20th century by hungarianborn, british archaeologist, sir. The international dunhuang project dari usaha untuk mengkonservasi, mencatat, dan mendigitasi artefak yang ditemukan di gua di dunhuang. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Aurel stein has 26 books on goodreads with 335 ratings. Apr 10, 2008 aurel stein seen above with native guide and dog produced many works himself that are valuablethe net reveals items at as much as. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Handbook to the collections of sir aurel stein in the uk research. An extraordinary man, who advanced human knowledge on many fronts, sir aurel stein 18621943 pursued dramatic adventure with scientific purpose. Either one of historys heroes, or one of its greatest plunderers, the 60th anniversary of his death again raises the question of whether museums need to confront their own past. Sir aurel steins visit to japan his diary and notebook. Early exhibitions of the collections of aurel stein.
Bbc news uk magazine the original chinese takeaway. Wang jiqing, photographs in the british library of documents and manuscripts from sir aurel steins fourth central asian expedition, the british library journal 241, 1998, pp. Sir aurel stein, colleagues and collections 1 sir aurel steins visit to japan in 1930. The linked data service provides access to commonly found standards and vocabularies promulgated by the library of congress. Sir marc aurel stein 18621943 innermost asia, detailed report of explorations in central asia, kansu and easter iran. Sir mark aurel stein or aurel stein 18621943, fras, was a britishhungarian archaeologist and explorer. Sir marc aurel stein 1862 1943, a hungarianborn, british archaeologist, is largely credited to have rediscovered the silk road an ancient network of trade routes across central asia which connected the east and west following three expeditions he made to the far western regions of china in 1900, 1906 and 19. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle. As commerce flourished along the silk road, central asia became a melting pot of cultures. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Pioneer of the silk road, john murray, london, 1998. Correspondence from sir aurel stein to various members of.
Susan whitfield, aurel stein on the silk road, london, 2004. It was found by sir mark aurel stein at tunhuang early in this century, and now is in the collection of the british museum. Lansdown park bath june 26th 1929 dear sir aurel stein, i have just finished on alexanders track of the indus. As a poor substitute here is the pdf file of this map sheet from the internet. Between 1900 and 1916 he carried out three expeditions to central asia, conducting excavations, as well as geographical surveys and photography.
Aurel steins aerial survey of the roman empires frontier in. Sir aurel stein, hungarianbritish archaeologist and geographer whose travels and research in central asia, particularly in chinese turkistan, revealed much about its strategic role in history. This file contains additional information such as exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. Continue to the next page to see aurel stein net worth, estimated salary and earnings. Stein s decision to take out of china the texts found served to initiate a process. But the more i read his multivolume reports and memoirs the more it seemed that the project to create a unified web site should describe other results of his famous work as well, even though. Aurel stein in kashmir, kashmir bhawan center, luton, britania raya. Aurel stein archive from the british academy over the last few weeks. If the file has been modified from its original state, some details such as the timestamp may not fully reflect those of the original file. Pdf on mar 31, 2015, helen wang and others published handbook to the collections of sir aurel stein in the uk edited by find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. While its relatively simple to predict his income, its harder to know how much aurel has spent over the years. Jun 01, 2011 stein, sir mark aurel, british orientalist and arch. Having unsuccessfully sought funds from local officials to restore the caves, the monk agreed to sell stein the many thousands of religious and secular manuscripts, as well as paintings and textiles.
Additional papers of sir mark aurel stein collection pdf version of this catalogue. Conservation of ancient sites on the silk road 2010 getty center. Aurel steins methods and aims in archaeology on the. On several archaeological expeditions to central asia, his findings and observations coupled with the hoards of documents and art objects he appropriated significantly enhanced western understanding of the area. He became a naturalized british citizen in 1904, and brought a large amount of ancient scrolls and paintings from the dunhuang caves to britain. Steins spiritual quest the cook, the thief, his dog but no lover xuanzang. Karen syrett has been the british academys archivist and librarian since 2012. Jeannette mirsky has drawn from stein s voluminous outpouring of books and articles as well as from his letters and unpublished archival materials to produce a lively and definitive biography of this archaeological explorer, geographer, historical.
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