From the sacred realm : treasures of Tibetan art from the Newark Museum

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From the sacred realm : treasures of Tibetan art from the Newark Museum

Valrae Reynolds ; with contributions by Janet Gyatso, Amy Heller, and Dan Martin

Prestel, 1999

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Description

Ranging from the 11th to the 20th century, ritual silk brocade garments, painted leather pieces, ceremonial silver objects, intricately worked objects, prayer wheels and Buddhist paintings and sculpture are all lavishly illustrated in this book. Scenes of everyday life, the role of the nobility and the official Buddhist establishment are covered in the essays.

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Details

  • NCID
    BA45453249
  • ISBN
    • 379132148X
  • Country Code
    gw
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Munich ; London ; New York
  • Pages/Volumes
    264 p.
  • Size
    30cm
  • Classification
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