Heritage of Tibet.
by ZWALF, W
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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About This Item
London.: British Museum Publications.. 1981.. Map, profuse black and white and colour illustrations, 144pp, bibliography, index, name half title, paperback cover extremities light wear, a good copy. In his concise introduction to the colourful and complex heritage of Tibet, W. Zwalf draws on the splendid paintings, bronzes, costumes and jewellery in the British Museum, as well as rare photographs taken before 1950. After a brief account of this little-known land and its history, he describes the unique form of Buddhism which developed behind its high mountain barriers and shows how rich and sophisticated was the art which served it. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Asia Bookroom (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 160478
- Title
- Heritage of Tibet.
- Author
- ZWALF, W
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- British Museum Publications.
- Place of Publication
- London.
- Date Published
- 1981.
- Keywords
- Art, Buddhism, Culture, Heritage, Museums, Photography, Religion, Tibet, zz_Gallery_Out_of_Print_and_Secondhand_Books
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- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...