The Dragon's Gift: The Sacred Arts of Bhutan Tapa blanda - 2008

Serindia Publications, 2008-01-01. Paperback. Very Good. 1.3000 in x 11.8000 in x 9.0000 in. Unread. No markings in book. Binding is fine.Small nick on front bottom spine edge.

Serindia Publications, 2008. Soft cover. Very good/No jacket. Cover is lightly rubbed, and lightly worn on edges, but text and images are clear and bright. Binding is tight. Inside is clean and unmarked.

Chicago: Serindia Publications, 2008. First Printing. Wraps. Very good. Quarto, stiff pictorial wraps, very good, minimal wear, previous owner's name. 390 pp, well illustrated, much in color.

Honolulu and Chicago: Honolulu Academy of Arts; Serindia Publications, 2008. 390 pages, colour illustrations, colour map; 31 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.). Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Honolulu Academy of Arts, Hawaii, in 2008. BRAND NEW. A fine copy. Still in publisher's shrinkwrap. DVD Enclosed, Buddhist arts of the Mimalayan country of Bhutan. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. "The Dragon's Gift offers a rare opportunity to introduce, to the wider international audience, some of the most sacred Buddhist images of Bhutan. From the wealth of material surveyed, the organizers of the exhibition have selected over one hundred objects of superior aesthetic achievement and deep religious significance, the vast majority of which have never before been seen in the West. Nearly all of the works of art presented in this catalogue are from active temples and monasteries and remain in ritual use. Most of the items are painted or… Leer más