the volume's authors have written a set of provocative essays that explore how an artist's life and art are intertwined

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the accounts of Duke Charles the Bold of Burgundy record a payment to the scribe Nicolas Spierinc for having written "some prayers for my lord

and their painters―usually monks―followed prescribed models from iconographic manuals

Conservation of Ancient Sites on the Silk Road: The Second International Conference on the Conservation of Grotto Sites, Mogao Grottoes, Dunhuang, People's Republic of China, June 28-July 3, 2004 BTS Books and Games the volume's authors have writtenEdited by Neville Agnew The Mogao grottoes, a World Heritage Site near Dunhuang in western China, are located along the ancient caravan routescollectively known as the Silk Roadthat once linked China with the West. Founded by Buddhist monks in the late fourth century, Mogao grew gradually over the following millennium, as monks, local rulers, and travelers carved hundreds of cave temples into a mile long rock cliff and adorned them with vibrant murals