A nicely illustrated collection of essays on the art, culture and music of the Silk Road with contributions by art historian ten Grotenhuis (who edited the volume), Yo-Yo Ma and others associated with the Silk Road Project. Additional contributors include musicologist Theodore Levin, textile-expert Elizabeth Barber, and photographer Kenro Izu. Volume 6 in the Asian Art & Culture series published in conjunction with the Silk Road Project and the Freer Gallery of Art.  (CAS78, $24.95)

Xian & the Chinese Silk Road