Dietrich seckel ann e keep translator (1 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 331 pages : illustrations (some mounted colour), maps ; 24 cm. Summary:In this book the author surveys one of the world's great religions that has left an imprint upon the art of a number of Asian countries, from India to China, and Japan from the earliest times to the modern age. Contents: Foreword Introduction: Oecuminical unity of Buddhist art PART I: THE SPREAD OF BUDDHIST ART THROUGH ASIA: India Ceylon Indonesia Indochina Central Asia China Korea Japan Conclusions PART II: TYPES AND FORMS: From the Stupa to the pagoda Monasteries and temples The Buddhist image The hierarchy of sacred figures Narrative works Symbolism and ornamentation APPENDICES. …