Tibetan Sacred Art: the Heritage of Tantra

Berkeley, Calif: Shambhala, 1976. Hardcover. Near fine(_) with wee bit of wear to bottom board edges; else tight anc clean in a very good jacket with a few small closed edge-tears and very minor edge wear. See photos. in very good dust-jacket. Folio in red decorative cloth and full color illus jacket; 228 pages: illustrations (many in color, tipped in.); 31 cm; bibliographical references (pages 215-221) and inde. Handsomely realized, with good b&w white diagrams and many other illustrattions. Contents: Nature and origins of Lamaism -- Form and secret revelation in Tibetan art -- The representation of buddhas and bodhisattvas -- The noble art of writing -- Mystic experience in Tibetan art -- Visionary unfolding in the mandala -- The manifestations of the guardian deities -- Great masters and saints in Tibet -- Notes on the spelling of technical terms. / Art, Tibetan.  Tantric-Buddhist art -- China -- Tibet Autonomous Region.  Art tibétain.  Art tantro-bouddhique -- Chine -- Région autonome du Tibet. / **A large, heavy book. Extra shipping charges may apply for international & expedited orders. Please inquire.**.