Author: Francke, A. H.
Title: Tibetische Hochzeitsleider. Ubersetzt Nach Handscriften Von Tag-Ma-Cig. Mit Einer Einleitung Uber Die Mythologie Der Tibetischen Sagenwelt Und Bildern, Meist Nach Aufnahmen Des Verfassers Von A.H. Francke Dr. Phil. Lieder in Die Ursprunglichen Versmasze Ubertragen Von Anna Paalzow.
Description: Hagen i. W. und Darmstadt, Folkwang-Verlag, 1923. 1923. - Quarto, pictorial paper covered pink & black boards. The backstrip is lacking. The boards are bumped, rubbed & soiled with a small area of the paper on the rear board rubbed away. Title, 71 & [1] pages plus 18 pages of black-and-white illustrations. The front hinge is cracked & the page edges are darkened. There is an owner's name on the front endpaper & a notation on the rear pastedown. There is a stain to one of the full-page illustrations & light staining to a few other illustration pages. Good only.

Tibetan wedding songs, transcribed and with an introduction on Tibetan mythology by A. H. Francke, and with the verses translated by Anna Paalzow. Many of the illustrations are from Tibetan rock drawings. The text is in German. Good .

Keywords: FOLKLORE; SONGS; VERSE; TIBETAN; WEDDING SONGS; MYTHOLOGY; DRAWINGS; ROCK DRAWINGS; ILLUSTRATIONS; A. H. FRANCKE; ANNA PAALZOW; TIBETISCHE HOCHZEITSLEIDER; TAG-MA-CIG.

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