A History Of Tibetan Painting

Wien: Austrian Academy of Sciences Press, 1996 In English and German. In the course of Tibetan history, a number of great artistic geniuses appeared to live the deep impress of their personal style on posterity, sometimes even founding schools of art named after them. The present study is precisely an attempt to find out more about these most exceptional artists… Read more about this item

Austrian Academy of Sciences Press. hardcover. Like New. 8x1x12. New, still sealed in the publisher's shrink-wrap. Never opened, never read. However top corners are pressure bent within the wrap. Heavy book, extra shipping to locations outside the USA.

Vienna: Austrian Academy of Sciences Press, 1996. Drawing on both extensive Tibetan written sources and interviews with living masters, the author provides a unprecedented study of Tibetan religious painting from the mid 15th to the 20th century. With rare exceptions, Asian Buddhist painting is neither signed nor attributable, and the painters traditionally remained anonymous. In this volume, the author develops… Read more about this item

Austrian Academy of Sciences Press, 1996. 1st. hardcover. New. 11x8x1.