Intense colours and fanciful depictions of the Buddhist deities distinguish the art of Tibet. This catalogue raisonne of Tibetan art outside its native land provides an accessible introduction to the subject. The history of Tibetan thanka painting is particularly well-represented.
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Intense colours and fanciful depictions of the Buddhist deities distinguish the art of Tibet. This catalogue raisonne of Tibetan art outside its native land provides an accessible introduction to the subject. The history of Tibetan thanka painting is particularly well-represented.
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Seller's Description:
Fine in near fine jacket. Illustrated in color and in black and white. 343 pages. 4to, dark green cloth with gold lettering, d.w. (scuffed on rear). Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, (1990). Fine in a near fine dust wrapper.
Edition:
Printed in a limited edition of 6, 000 softcover in Japan
Publisher:
Museum
Published:
1985
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
17284233119
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Richardson, Hugh Edward (Photographer) Fine. Very light scuffing to covers; internally as new. Large format paperback (9.5 x 12.25 inches). Glued binding. 280 p. Catalogue of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art Collection. The Tibetan collection of the Los Angeles Museum of Art is one of the most significant and comprehensive outside of Tibet, built around the Nasli and Alice Heeramanock Collection and including paintings collected in the 1930s by Tibetologist Giuseppe Tucci. The volume closes with an appendix on inscriptions by H. E. Richardson. With 277 illustrations (56 fine color photos, 221 black-and-white photos).
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As New in As New jacket. 4to-over 9¾-12" tall. pp. 343. New book still in publisher's shrink-wrap. Dark green boards with dark green dust jacket, illustrated in full colour. Includes 277 illustrations, 56 in full colour. Includes ten maps, index, glossary, and appendix. 'The Tibetan collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art is the most significant one in the Western world. Pratapaditya Pal has made a mark for himself by his rare combination of scholarship and energy.....His text is a major contribution to both the scholarly and lay understanding of Tibetan art'. Sherman E. Lee, from the cover. This is a very heavy book and will require extra postage, especially outside the UK.