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Tibetan Elemental Divination Paintings: Illuminated Manuscript from the White Beryl of Sangs-rGyas Rgya-mtsho : with the Moonbeams Treatise of Lo-chen Dharmasii - Hardcover
This extraordinary publication represents a landmark in both Tibetan studies and the art of bookmaking. It presents for the first time two magnificent eighteenth-century manuscripts illuminating in exquisite detail the essential but little-known practices of elemental divination as described in The White Beryl an important seventeenth-century treatise written by Sangs-rgyas rGya-mtsho (1653 1705), the rekowned polymath who was regent to the Fifth Dalai Lama. The manuscripts depict the zodiac of Indian astrology, the cakra diagrams of martial conquest, and the elaborate charts of Chinese elemental divination. Accompanying the images is a detailed summary of The White Beryl text, an extensive commentary, and the first English translation of a related text known as Moonbeams. Meticulously researched and produced to the highest standard, this book will be of immense interest not only to Tibetan scholars but to all those fascinated by Oriental art, religions and astrology. Printed in a limited edition and on the highest quality art paper, this monumental book comes beautifully bound in a large box case. It will provide a magnificent addition to any collector s library.
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Translations and commentary by Gyurme Dorje Foreword by His Holiness The Dalai Lama
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- PublisherJohn Eskenazi Ltd
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 0953994104
- ISBN 13 9780953994106
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages432
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Tibetan Elemental Divination Paintings: Illuminated Manuscript from the White Beryl of Sangs-rgyas rGya-mtsho with the 'Moonbeams' treatise of Lo-chen Dharmasri
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John Eskenazi in association with Sam Fogg
(2001)
ISBN 10: 0953994104
ISBN 13: 9780953994106
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. First Edition of an As New oversize hardcover in VG+ display box. No dust jacket as issued. The 432-page folio, including fold-outs, features high quality color reproductions of illuminated manuscripts from the White Beryl. Orange cloth covers. Includes a display box where one side has flap that folds over the top and a separate box lid whose top matches the book's upper board. The closed corners of the box (tray) are partially 'blown-out' and both the box and separate lid have some light dust staining. With the display box this item is 15 in. x 18 in. tall x 3 in. and weights nearly 18 lbs. **Extra charges will have to be approved by the Buyer before Seller will accept an order requesting international and/or expedited shipping because of the size and weight of this item. Further Seller reserves the right to decline an order from a country where a VAT applies but is not subject to collection by AbeBooks because of the value of this item. Seller Inventory # q000-OOA4
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