WISDOM AND COMPASSION: The Sacred Art of Tibet
by Rhie, Marylin M. and Robert A.F. Thurman
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0810982048
- ISBN 13
- 9780810982048
- Seller
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Covina, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Tibet House New York in association with Abradale Press, 1996. Expanded Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. ...this landmark book was expanded to illuminate an enlarged international version of the most important and comprehensive exhibition of Tibetan art ever seen. The authors present Tibetan Buddhist art in terms of its religious meaning, purpose, and function, while treating the aesthetics and style of individual pieces with unprecedented depth and clarity." Quarto: 488 p. with 353 illustrations, including 338 plates in full color, and 2 maps. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Johnson Rare Books & Archives (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 75334
- Title
- WISDOM AND COMPASSION: The Sacred Art of Tibet
- Author
- Rhie, Marylin M. and Robert A.F. Thurman
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Expanded Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0810982048
- ISBN 13
- 9780810982048
- Publisher
- Tibet House New York in association with Abradale Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1996
- Keywords
- Eastern Religion, Tibetan Art, Religion, Theology, Buddhism, Buddhist, Religious Art
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