Tibetan Art: Tracing the Development of Spiritual Ideals... - Hardcover

Heller, Amy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 8816690046 ISBN 13: 9788816690042

Publisher: Acc Us Distribution Book Title, 2006

Synopsis

The subtitle of this book is Tracing the Development of Spiritual Ideals and Art in Tibet 600-2000 A.D. and in it Amy Heller places the artwork within its historic, social and religious context, utilising in situ photographs from Tibet. She incorporates the latest research material and features works of international renown as well as those that have never been published. The author approaches Tibetan art through the religious anthropology of Tibetan Buddhism. Tibetan Art will provide accessible and valuable information for both the specialist and the interested novice. The photographic content of the book is superb - detailed colour photographs of mandalas, paintings, gold pieces, metalwork and the stunning Tibetan landscape and architecture reveal the splendours of this long hidden country. Contents: The Era of the Tibetan Empire (630-850) The Flourishing of Buddhism in Tibet (950-1300) The Tibetan Renaissance (1300-1500) The Era of the Dalai Lamas (1500-2000) Bibliography Map of Pilgrims'

About this edition

• Publisher: Acc Us Distribution Book Title
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 8816690046
• ISBN 13: 9788816690042
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 240