Guardians of the Sundoor: Late Iconographic Essays (Volume 1) (Quinta Essentia series) - Softcover

Coomaraswamy, Ananda K.

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9781887752596: Guardians of the Sundoor: Late Iconographic Essays (Volume 1) (Quinta Essentia series)

Synopsis

Coomaraswamy's final un-published essays, including: The Iconography of Sagittarius, Philo's Doctrine of the Cherubim, Concerning Sphinxes, and The Concept of Ether in Greek and Indian Cosmology, are complemented by the author's own illustrations from his personal archives.

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About the Author

Ananda K. Coomaraswamy was a great scholar of art history and iconography. He knew thirty-six languages, and through his vast knowledge of differing systems of thought, he was able to attain great insight into metaphysics and symbolism.

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