A Shrine for Tibet
The Alice S. Kandell Collection of Tibetan Sacred Art
Marylin Rhie and Robert A. F. Thurman
A Shrine for Tibet is the latest study of Tibetan sacred art, mainly sculpture and tangka scroll icon paintings, by Asian art historian Marylin M. Rhie and Tibetan Buddhism scholar A.F. Thurman. The focus herein is on Tibetan Art from the 15th-century Ganden Renaissance through the 17th-century building of the Potala Palace, and into the 18th and 19th centuries with the flowering of Mongolian and Manchu Qing Buddhist art in the Tibetan tradition. Hardcover, 299 pages
Price: $60.00
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ISBN: 978- 1590203101
Buddhist Art
A Historical and Cultural Journey
Giles Beguin
Giles Beguin, an expert in Asian arts and Chief Conservator of the Cernuschi Museum in Paris, takes the readers on a historical and cultural journey across Asia where Buddhism has spread for centuries, from East, Southeast Asia, South, the Himalayas and Central Asia. He employs "a more clear and concise usage of specialist terminology to allow this book to act as a starting point for those who wish to deepen their knowledge and study of the subject." Hardcover, 400 pages, 680 color illustrations, 22 maps, and 78 plans.
Price: $70.00
Member Price: $63.00
ISBN: 978-9749863879
Hidden Treasures of the Himalayas
Tibetan Manuscripts, Paintings, and Sculptures of Dolpo
Amy Heller
In 1999, a hidden library was found in the Nesar Temple at a remote village of Bicher in Dalpo, Nepal. It contains more than six hundred volumes of Tibetan manuscripts, ranging in date from the late 11th to the early 16th century. Among them some sixty volumes contain historical prefaces and more than one hundred volumes have beautiful illuminations of the scenes from the life of the Buddha and episodes from the Prajnaparamita (Perfection of Wisdom) text. By studying these texts within and examining the styles of the manuscript illuminations, Amy Heller was able to shed light on the lost history of this remote Tibetan enclave, the spread of Buddhism in the Himalayas and its artistic legacy. Hardcover, 252 pages, DVD included
Price: $95.00
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ISBN: 978-1932476446
Jokhang
Tibet's Most Sacred Buddhist Temple
Gyurme Dorje
The Great Temple of Lhasa with the revered Jokhang Chapel at its innermost sanctum is the pulsating heart of spiritual and economic life in Tibet. This UNESCO World Heritage site is an enduring symbol of extraordinary devotion and pilgrimage. It has been said that the turbulent history of the Great Temple mirrors the turbulent history of the Tibetan nation as a whole. Illustrated with photographs taken over eight decades, this landmark publication is introduced by the personal reminiscences of HH the Dalai Lama. Hard Cover, 288 pages
Price: $60.00
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ISBN: 978-0500976920
Painted Images of Enlightenment
Early Tibetan Thankas, 1050-1450
Steven Kossak
A comprehensive volume of early Tibetan thangkas. This book covers a variety of styles and artists and their work made between the 11th to 15th century. This volume will be of value to experts in Tibetan art, to art historians wishing to integrate Tibetan subjects into their teaching, and the growing body of amateur admirers of Tibetan thangkas. Hardcover
Price: $65.00
Member Price: $58.50
ISBN: 978-8185026954
