Rajasthan Style
Rajasthan Style

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Publisher:

Published: 2015-11-06

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781614284659

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"This photographic opus expresses the sublime beauty of the people, nature, and places of this legendary region of India. From palaces to singular creative interiors, this promenade through the myriad colors and traditional handicrafts of Rajasthan captures the idealized Western dream of the Orient" -- Publisher's description.

Entering the Dharmadh?tu
Entering the Dharmadh?tu

Author: Jan Fontein

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2012-03-20

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 9004211225

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New identifications of the 460 bas-reliefs of Borobudur illustrating the Gandavy?ha, based upon a comparison with the contents of three early Chinese translations of Sanskrit manuscripts of the text of Central Asian or Indian provenance.

Possessing the Past
Possessing the Past

Author: 國立故宮博物院

Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 666

ISBN-13: 0810964945

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A major scholarly work, published in conjunction with the exhibition titled "Splendors of Imperial China: Treasures from the National Palace Museum, Taipei" (on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art during 1996, and scheduled for several other American cities during 1996-1997). Written by scholars of both Chinese and Western cultural backgrounds and conceived as a cultural history, the book synthesizes scholarship of the past three decades to present the historical and cultural significance of individual works of art and analyses of their aesthetic content, as well as reevaluation of the cultural dynamics of Chinese history. Includes some 600 illustrations, 436 in color. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR