Author: Krom, N.J. & T.van Erp.
Title: Beschrijving van Barabudur. Eerste deel: Archeologische beschrijving door Dr. N.J. Krom. Tweede deel: Bouwkundige beschrijving door T. van Erp [...] met een aanvulling op Deel I [...] door N.J. Krom.
Description: The Hague, Martinus Nijhoff, 1927-1931. 2 vols in 4 (of 5) parts (lacking plate-volume I). 2 text-volumes: VIII,791, XV,485,82 pp. 18 b./w. figs & 2 b./w. plts. Orig. uniform hardcovers (brown full cloth binding). Sm. folio. [&] 2 (of 3) plate-volumes containing [468] mostly b./w. photolithogr. plates and folded plans, all divised in sections using paper-portfolios. All sections together in 2 orig. uniform half cloth portfolio's. Elephant folio. - Lacking the first plate-volume (= plate vol. I of Archaeologische beschrijving) & lacking four plates from the second plate-volume (lacking plates no. I, II, III & IV of section 13 Buddha-Beelden) , title-page of second plate-volume seriously browned / worn along the edges & with library-stamp; corners of this portfolio worn; all others with minimal shelfwear. * Extremely scarce (but incomplete) work on the most inportant monument of Indonesia. - A complete two volume set is divised in five parts. The Archeological description by N.J. Krom was published as two plate-volumes (thus plate-volume I & II). The Architectural description by T. van Erp was published in one plate-volume (thus plate-volumes III). The text of the complete work was divised in two volumes. The Dutch edition was published in a numbered edition of 215 copies.

Keywords: Archaeology Asia Indonesia Ethnography Indonesia Borobudur Java Archeologie Azië Indonesië Etnografie Indonesië