Comprehensive report on the very thorough recording of the buddhist sculptures and inscriptions in the rock-cut shrines in caves 1, 2 and 3 of the Southern section of the Northern Xiangtang cave complex in Hebei Province dating from the C6th which have suffered damage in the past such as decapitation of  images.  The report includes - descriptions of the caves and all known missing sculptures many of which are in Western museums; a study of the history of the caves; analysis of the extensive scriptural engravings in the caves;  discussion of digital imaging and the reconstruction of sculptures through 3D scanning; many excellent photographs of the interior of the caves and of missing sculptures as well as rubbings of the textual engravings.  Large format paperback.  168 pages.  126 colour photographs and 54 pages of rubbings.  Bibliography.  Text in Chinese, abstracts in English.  Very good clean condition.  Cat No 2871