Devoted to 200 Tibetan thangka paintings from the New York collection of Shelley and Donald Rubin, this book spans the whole range of Tibetan artistic schools over the past eight centuries. Each painting is analyzed in terms of iconography and religious meaning, style, regional lineage and sources.
Read More
Devoted to 200 Tibetan thangka paintings from the New York collection of Shelley and Donald Rubin, this book spans the whole range of Tibetan artistic schools over the past eight centuries. Each painting is analyzed in terms of iconography and religious meaning, style, regional lineage and sources.
Read Less
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Like New. Size: 12x9x1; Looks unread with faint tone along page edge. Massive hardcover in jacket. oversized and overweight. A77 Please email for photos.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972. Used books may not include companion materials, some shelf wear, may contain highlighting/notes, and may not include cd-rom or access codes. Customer service is our top priority!
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Fine in fine dust jacket. A near-immaculate copy, with very light shelfwear on rear of dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards, large 4to (9.25 x 12 inches). 480 p. With 319 illustrations (285 full-color plates), endpaper maps. From the highly respected authors of Abrams' acclaimed Wisdom and Compassion: The Sacred Art of Tibet comes a new volume devoted to 200 sublime Tibetan thangka paintings from the premier New York collection of Shelley and Donald Rubin. The works span the 12th through 20th centuries and the spectrum of Tibetan artistic schools; each one is reproduced in color and most are published here for the first time. This magnificent volume presents an analysis of each painting in terms of iconography and religious meaning, style, regional lineage, and sources. In addition, David Jackson discusses the paintings of the Kagyupa order in the Rubin Collection. This volume continues the authors' groundbreaking efforts to understand the complexity of Tibetan art, and seeks to make these splendid and profound works accessible to a wider public. (Amazon)