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| Author(s) : Patry Leidy, Denise |
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| ISBN : 1590305949 | | EAN : 9781590305942 | | Cover : Hardback | | Pages : 342 | | Size : 254 x 180mm | | Publisher : Shambhala Publications | | Published : 2009 |
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Synopsis:
Sale hardback edition. A lavishly illustrated and wonderfully readable survey of Buddhist art through the ages. More than 200 photographs - most in stunning full colour - provide the visual context for this tour of the world of Buddhist art. From the earliest second century BCE archaeological evidence to the nineteenth century, this book showcases the marvelous variety of Buddhist art through the ages, from every country and region where Buddhism has influenced the culture in a significant way, including India, Central Asia, Afghanistan, China, Korea, Japan, Tibet, Sri Lanka, Burma, and all the regions of Southeast Asia. Included in the rich variety of forms are architecture and monumental art, statues, paintings, calligraphy, fresco, brushwork, and textile arts. Leidy's guide is a perfect text for courses on Asian and Buddhist art - but it is also accessible enough to be enjoyed by anyone with an interest in Buddhism or Asian art.
"A sumptuous survey of Buddhist art from all over Asia. Denise Leidy deploys her encyclopedic knowledge to bring the art vividly to life, and her choices of objects are utterly superb. This volume is a must for any lover of the classical Asian art of enlightenment." Robert Thurman.
"A work of sustained scholarship from a distinguished art historian whose command of Buddhist art, coupled with her keen eye for its iconographic and aesthetic traditions, has made accessible to readers - for the first time in decades - a body of knowledge that will form the core of any informed understanding of Buddhist culture and traditions from a global perspective. This book is destined to become a classic." Mimi Hall Yiengpruksawan, Professor of Art, Yale University.
"Offers a lucid pilgrimage through the art of Buddhist enlightenment, from the vivacious, dawn-fresh sculptural traditions of ancient India up to the threshold of the globalist twentieth century. The language is clear; the information dense and rich; the art beyond compare. Student, scholar, and devotee alike have much to learn from this fine scholar." Holland Cotter, Art Critic, New York Times. |
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