Resultados de búsqueda: Genre & Subject / Religious / Buddhist from LEFT COAST BOOKS

San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1996. 160 pages, illustrations (some colour), maps; 26 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. 1st thus. OVERSIZE! No priority/air, except by special arrangement. "Textiles, probably the best-known example of Thailand's traditional crafts, form only part of the rich assortment of creative products and techniques presented in Arts and Crafts of Thailand. Over 175 spectacular full-color photographs showcase a wide variety of handicrafts, including baskets, earthenware, water dippers, shimmering silk fabrics, fine silverware, lacquerware, jewelry, furniture, wood carvings, and altar tables and other ceremonial objects. The trappings." - Publisher. CONTENTS: Crafts as symbols of status; Ceremonial crafts; The crafts of village life; Textiles; Architectural woodcarving; Theatre and other diversions; Tradition continued: contemporary Thai crafts.. 1st. Paperback. Fine. 4to. Collectible.

New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art; Distributed by Harry N. Abrams, 1971. 5, [46] pages, 92 illustrations; 26 cm. Good+. Firm binding, clean text. Previous owner's blind stamp & ink stamp/front matter.. 1st. Paperback. Good. 4to.

Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1978. 287 pages, illustrations (some colour); 25 cm. Firm binding, clean text. Light foxing/inside wraps & endpapers. A scholarly survey of Chinese art.. 2nd. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo.

Tokyo: Kodansha International Ltd., 1966. Cloth, 229 pages, illustrations, maps; 38 cm. Photographs by Bin Takahashi. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Expected browning. Stated First edition. Dust jacket, with light shelfwear, protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Folio.

Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1984. xvii, 278 pages, illustrations (some colour); 25 cm. Near fine. Tight, clean copy. Age toning. CONTENTS: Before the dawn of history; The Shang Dynasty; The Chou Dynasty; The period of the warring states; The Ch'in and Han Dynasties; The Three Kingdoms and the six dynasties; The Sui and T'ang Dynasties; The five dynasties and the Sung Dynasty; The Yu an Dynasty; The Ming Dynasty; The Ch'ing Dynasty; The twentieth century.. 3rd. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo.

Victoria, BC, Canada: Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, 1986. 112 pages, illustrations; 23 cm. Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, June 26 to September 1, 1986; Art Gallery of Hamilton, November 15, 1986 to January 14, 1987; and the Vancouver Museum, January 26 to March 31, 1987. Tight, clean copy. Age toning.. 1st. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo.

Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1960. 219 pages, illustrations, map; 23 cm. Exhibition held at Indiana University, Bloomington; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo; Los Angeles County Museum, Los Angeles; Seattle Art Museum, Seattle; California Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco; and the Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Moderate shelfwear to wraps. Expected browning.. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo.

Tokyo: Kodansha International Ltd., 1967. Cloth, 229 pages, illustrations, maps; 38 cm. Photographs by Bin Takahashi. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Expected browning. Dust jacket, toned & price-clipped on the front flap, protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Please note: Volume Two only: Late Medieval to Modern.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Folio.

Tokyo: Kodansha International, 1978. Cloth, 326 pages, illustrations (some colour); 27 cm. Photographs by Takahashi Bin. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Dust jacket, price-clipped on the front flap, protected in a mylar book cover. Please note: Volume Two only: The Arts of Japan: Late Medieval to Modern.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to.

Philadelphia: Ringing Rocks Press, 2004. 255 pages, illustrations; 26 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.). Profiles in Healing Series. Photographs by Kern L. Nickerson. Tight, clean copy. CD (unused) in back pocket.. Paperback. Fine. 4to.

Florence: Casa Editrice Bonechi, 1987. 94 pages, colour illustrations; 26 cm. English Edition. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Richly illustrated with colour plates (art, architecture, scenery). Ayutthaya, an archaeological site, was the ancient capital of Thailand.. Paperback. Very Good. 4to. Guidebook.

New York: Riverhead Books; Penguin Putnam Inc., 1999. 303 pages; 24 cm. Near fine. Tight, clean copy. Age toning.. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo.

Jakarta: Djambatan, 1982. vi, 104 pages, illustrations, map; 25 cm. Text in English. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Lightly rubbed wraps. A guidebook to the fantastic temple complex on Java, Indonesia.. 4th. Paperback. Very Good. 4to.

Jakarta, Indonesia: Pt Intermasa, 1986. 62 pages, illustrations (chiefly colour); 26 cm. Text in English and Indonesian (romanized). Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning.. 7th. Paperback. Very Good. 4to. Guidebook.

San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1997. Pictorial boards, 95 pages, illustrations (some colour); 24 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority, by international, except by arrangement. "Edited and designed by Frank Olinsky, founding art director of Tricycle magazine, Buddha Book presents over ninety sacred images of the Buddha -- both Eastern and Western, ancient and modern -- in the form of paintings, carvings, sculptures, photographs, and drawings. From rare museum pieces and exquisite temple art to striking modern interpretations by such artists as David Byrne, Henri Matisse, Bernardo Bertolucci, and Nam June Paik, Buddha Bookinvites readers to contemplate the many faces of enlightenment. / Frank Olinsky is a graphic designer, art director, and illustrator, as well as founding art director and cover designer of Tricycle magazine. He teaches at Parsons School of Design in New York." - Publisher.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo.

New York: Thames and Hudson; Sacred Symbols Ser., 1996. Cloth, 1 volume (unpaged), illustrations (some colour); 14 cm. Tight, clean copy. Fine DJ.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 24mo.

Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press, 2000. 136 pages, illustrations, maps; 18 cm. Tight, clean copy. CONTENTS: Buddhism and elephants; The Buddha; Karma and rebirth; The four noble truths; The Mahayana; Buddhism in Asia; Meditation; Ethics; Buddhism in the West.. Mass Market Paperback. Fine. 12mo.

London and New York: Thames & Hudson; World of Art Ser., 1993. 216 pages, illustrations (some colour), maps; 21 cm. Near fine. Tight, clean copy. Age toning. CONTENTS: The subject-matter of Buddhist art; India and neighbouring regions; China; Korea and Japan; South-East Asia.. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo.

Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press, 1988. Cloth, ix, 322 pages; 24 cm. Studies in Comparative Religion. Near fine. Tight, clean copy. Age toning. Stated First Edition. Dust jacket toned, with light shelfwear, protected in a mylar cover.. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

Geneva and New York: Skira; Rizzoli, 1979. 135 pages, illustrations (some colour); 28 cm. Translated from the Italian. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning, edges lightly soiled. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Profusely illustrated.. Paperback. Very Good. 4to.