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Photo 1275
- Record Id:
- 032-003189458
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003189458
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100026599955.0x00167c
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Photo 1275
- Title:
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Desmond Parsons Collection: Photographs of the Dunhuang Caves. Photographer(s): Desmond Parsons
- Scope & Content:
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Collection of 115 loose gelatin silver prints, uncaptioned, tipped down onto light buff card. The photographs show wall painting details in the Dunhuang Magao Caves, taken during Parsons' visit in 1935.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-003189458", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Photo 1275: Desmond Parsons Collection: Photographs of the Dunhuang Caves. Photographer(s): Desmond Parsons" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003189458
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-003189458
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 115 items
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Techniques:
- Gelatin Silver Print
Photograph
Photographic Print - Start Date:
- 1935
- End Date:
- 1935
- Date Range:
- 1935
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Appointment Required to view these records. Please consult Asian and African Studies Print Room staff.
- Source of Acquisition:
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Presented to the British Library by Brendan Parsons, 7th Earl of Rosse, in memory of his uncle, the Hon. Desmond Parsons.Previously on loan to the School of Oriental and African Studies, London University, and transferred as gift to the British Library, 4 September 2013.
- Material Type:
- Photographs
- Legal Status:
- Not Known
- Names:
- Parsons, Desmond Edward, son of 5th Earl of Rosse, 1910-1937
- Subjects:
- Cave Temples
Wall Painting - Places:
- Dunhuang, Gansu, China