Protecting wisdom : Tibetan book covers from the MacLean collection
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書誌事項
Protecting wisdom : Tibetan book covers from the MacLean collection
MacLean Collection , Prestel, 2012
大学図書館所蔵 全4件
注記
Issued in a slipcase
Includes bibliographical references (p. 254-259) and index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
From the 11th through 14th centuries, Tibetan monks worked tirelessly to transcribe the life and teachings of the Buddha onto paper. Highly skilled craftsmen then covered these pages with wooden boards that had been elaborately and painstakingly carved, gilded, and painted. The MacLean Collection, based in Chicago, has significant holdings of these extremely rare and ornately decorated objects. The first and most comprehensive of its kind, this lavishly produced, oversize volume features numerous illustrations of magnificent book covers from Tibet as well as several examples from other cultures. The volume tells the fascinating history of these objects, examines the materials from which they were carved, and traces stylistic influences from Kashmir, India, Nepal, and China.
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