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Tibetan Sacred Art: the Heritage of Tantra
by Lauf, Detlef Ingo; Osers, Ewald (trans.)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near fine(_) with wee bit of wear to bottom board edges; else tight anc clean in a very good jacket with a few small closed edge
- ISBN 10
- 087773089X
- ISBN 13
- 9780877730897
- Seller
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Oakland, California, United States
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About This Item
Berkeley, Calif: Shambhala, 1976. Hardcover. Near fine(_) with wee bit of wear to bottom board edges; else tight anc clean in a very good jacket with a few small closed edge-tears and very minor edge wear. See photos. in very good dust-jacket. Folio in red decorative cloth and full color illus jacket; 228 pages: illustrations (many in color, tipped in.); 31 cm; bibliographical references (pages 215-221) and inde. Handsomely realized, with good b&w white diagrams and many other illustrattions. Contents: Nature and origins of Lamaism -- Form and secret revelation in Tibetan art -- The representation of buddhas and bodhisattvas -- The noble art of writing -- Mystic experience in Tibetan art -- Visionary unfolding in the mandala -- The manifestations of the guardian deities -- Great masters and saints in Tibet -- Notes on the spelling of technical terms. / Art, Tibetan. Tantric-Buddhist art -- China -- Tibet Autonomous Region. Art tibétain. Art tantro-bouddhique -- Chine -- Région autonome du Tibet. / **A large, heavy book. Extra shipping charges may apply for international & expedited orders. Please inquire.**.
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- Bookseller
- Bibliope by Calvello Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 93789
- Title
- Tibetan Sacred Art: the Heritage of Tantra
- Author
- Lauf, Detlef Ingo; Osers, Ewald (trans.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine(_) with wee bit of wear to bottom board edges; else tight anc clean in a very good jacket with a few small closed edge
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 087773089X
- ISBN 13
- 9780877730897
- Publisher
- Shambhala
- Place of Publication
- Berkeley, Calif
- Date Published
- 1976
- Keywords
- 2
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