Description: Principles of Tibetan Art: Illustrations and Explanations of Buddhist Iconography and Iconometry According to the Karma Gardri School Slip cover in fair condition, tears and wear, book cover and pages are in very good condition, no markings, tears or foxing, one small stain on inside back cover. Hardcover, 10” x 14”, 448 pages This large and heavily illustrated book is written in both Tibetan and English. It is a concise explanation of the spiritual and technical basis of Tibetan Buddhist art, with discussions and illustrations of bodily proportions of forms in Thangka painting, gestures, objects, (stupas, clothing, sacred objects, etc.), as well as proper qualities of the artist and patrons, characteristics determining the quality of images, calligraphy in sacred images, etc. This is the very hard to find original edition, published by Karma Sonam Gyamtso Ling, Tibetan Institute, Belgium
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Format: Hardcover
Language: English, Tibetan
Book Title: Principles of Tibetan Art
Author: Gega Lama
Publisher: Karma Sonam Gyamtso Ling, Tibetan Institute, Belgium