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The Resource At home in her tomb : Lady Dai and the ancient Chinese treasures of Mawangdui, Christine Liu-Perkins ; with illustrations by Sarah S. Brannen

At home in her tomb : Lady Dai and the ancient Chinese treasures of Mawangdui, Christine Liu-Perkins ; with illustrations by Sarah S. Brannen

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At home in her tomb : Lady Dai and the ancient Chinese treasures of Mawangdui
Title
At home in her tomb
Title remainder
Lady Dai and the ancient Chinese treasures of Mawangdui
Statement of responsibility
Christine Liu-Perkins ; with illustrations by Sarah S. Brannen
Creator
Contributor
Author
Illustrator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
  • "...Unearths the mysteries of the Mawangdui (mah-wahng-dway) tombs, one of China's top archaeological finds of the last century. Miniature servants, mysterious silk paintings, scrolls of long-lost secrets, and the best preserved mummy in the world (the body of Lady Dai) are just some of the artifacts that shed light upon life in China during the Han dynasty."--Amazon.com
  • Presents the mysteries of the Mawangdui tombs, one of China's top archaeological finds of the last century, shedding light upon life in China during the Han dynasty. --Publisher's description
Awards note
A Junior Library Guild selection
Biography type
contains biographical information
Cataloging source
DLC
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Liu-Perkins, Christine
Dewey number
931/.215
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
Brannen, Sarah S.
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Mawangdui Site (China)
  • Excavations (Archaeology)
  • Tombs
  • Human remains (Archaeology)
  • Treasure troves
  • Material culture
  • Changsha (Hunan Sheng, China)
  • China
Target audience
juvenile
Label
At home in her tomb : Lady Dai and the ancient Chinese treasures of Mawangdui, Christine Liu-Perkins ; with illustrations by Sarah S. Brannen
Instantiates
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 77-79) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
24 x 29 cm
Extent
80 pages
Isbn
9781580893701
Isbn Type
(hardback)
Lccn
2012024630
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations (some color), color maps
System control number
  • (OCoLC)798437853
  • ocn798437853
  • OCoLC
Label
At home in her tomb : Lady Dai and the ancient Chinese treasures of Mawangdui, Christine Liu-Perkins ; with illustrations by Sarah S. Brannen
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 77-79) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
24 x 29 cm
Extent
80 pages
Isbn
9781580893701
Isbn Type
(hardback)
Lccn
2012024630
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations (some color), color maps
System control number
  • (OCoLC)798437853
  • ocn798437853
  • OCoLC

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