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G-(Ex-art library, with labels on spine, bookplates, i.d. marks on outermost pages, and a few instances of handwriting inside; covers have substantial surface and edge wear; pages are clean. Previous owners name on inside cover) Gold illus. wraps; 254 pp.; 63 figures, 140 plates, mostly bw but a few color. Issued in conjunction with a 1982-1983 series of exhibitions of Buddhist art. With five thematic and illustrated essays, including "The Himalayas and the Fall of Religion" by Frits Saal, "India in the Chinese Looking-Glass" by Michael Strickmann, and "Buddhism in North India and the Western Himalayas--Seventh to Thirteenth Centuries" by David L. Snellgrove. The annotated and illustrated catalogue presents 140 specific pieces. Includes glossary and bibliography.
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Good. Good condition. (Tantric-Buddhist art, exhibition catalog) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
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Klimburg-Salter, Deborah E., Maximilian Klimburg, David L. Snellgrove, Fritz Staal, Michel Strickmann & Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche. THE SILK ROUTE AND THE DIAMOND PATH: ESOTERIC BUDDHIST ART ON THE TRANS-HIMALAYAN TRADE ROUTES. Los Angeles: UCLA Art Council, 1982. First Edition 1/4500. 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Exhibition Catalog. Good. 256pp, profusely illustrated in b&w and color. With a bibliography and a glossary of Sanskrit and other names and terms. Designed by Jack Carter. This is the catalogue for the important 1982 traveling Museum exhibition of the monastic arts of Central Asia that developed along the trans-Himalayan Silk Route. It is a well-designed and illustrated scholarly survey that remains an important reference. An internally most handsome example of the softbound edition showing some light wear, scuffing, and dulling to the covers, a tear to the wrappers at the crown of the spine, and a slight dent through the lower foredge tip with the publisher's errata sheet laid in. It has been priced accordingly. LC 82-620035 Inventory Number: 024626.
