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Buddhist art : form & meaning

Pal, Pratapaditya(Edited by)
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This book features a dedicated mailing and e-mail campaign to targeted art related media & organisations.This superbly illustrated and thoroughly researched volume presents readers with an intelligent and engaging analysis of the Buddhist art of India, the Himalayas and Southeast Asia, from the 1st century BCE to the 10th century CE."Buddhist Art" presents a number of essays which explore the iconology and the styles of Buddhist art throughout the period, provides new insights and interpretations of traditional symbols and images, and explains the intricate and often complex relationships between Buddhist art and the literary traditions of the region.The volume concludes with a spectacular photo essay that brilliantly and vividly portrays the breathtaking landscape and Buddhist art of the western Himalayas.

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The Marg Foundation
8185026785 / 9788185026787
Hardback
01/03/2007
India
English
132 p. : ill. (chiefly col.)
31 cm
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