Tibet: Life, Myth and Art - Brossura

Willis, Michael

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1844830551 ISBN 13: 9781844830558

Casa editrice: Duncan Baird Publishers, 2004

Riassunto

From Monumental Templates To Vivid Wall-Paintings - A Richly Illustrated Showcase For The Art Of Tibet In All Its Glory Tibet Is An Eye-Opening Introduction To This Extraordinary Culture Covering Themes That Have Long Preoccupied The Popular Imagination, Including: The Intricate, Multicoloured Mandalas, Which Are A Vision Of The Entire, Unfolding Universe; The Hero-Saints, Who Travelled Through Tibet Fighting The Spirits Of The Mountains And Valleys; The Dalai Lamas, Eternally Reborn Incarnations Of The Great Bodhisattva Of Compassion; And The Ferocious, Sword-Wielding, Multilimbed Gods That Act As Guardians To The Land And Its Religions. These Major Themes, And Many More, Are Interpreted Visually Through Iconography, Pattern, Motif And Symbolism, As Well As In Terms Of Their Underlying Historical And Spiritual Significance. A Superb Addition To Any Library Of Art And Imagination, Tibet Sets New Standards In Capturing The Achievements Of This Awe-Inspiring Civilization Through The Marriage Of Word And Image. This Book Feautres A Foreword By His Holiness The Dalai Lama.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Duncan Baird Publishers
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1844830551
• ISBN 13: 9781844830558
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 144