Les arts du Nepal et du Tibet
Paperback
1987 · Paris
by Beguin, Gilles
Paris: Desclee de Brouwer, 1987. Paperback. VG+ with unbroken spine; a clean, tight copy with just a hint of life on a shelf.. Color-illustrated sage wraps with black lettering on spine. 158 pp. with 10 color illustrations, 2 bw maps, and 116 bw figures. Text in French. The first book in the French language to trace the evolution of the arts of Nepal and Tibet, showing the historic perspectives and relations of the arts of mural paintings, monumental sculpture, architecture. Included are religious and iconograhpic complexities. A wonderful contribution to a better understanding of the arts of these two Himalayan countries. (paraphrased from the back cover) With very helpful maps and diagrams, as well as the color and bw images of the art. (Inventory #: 162692)