Author: HELFRITZ, H.,
Title: Indonesië. Kunst en kultuur van Java, Sumatra, Bali en Sulawesi (Celebes). [translated into dutch after the original german by Ruth Breunis-Cohen]. [first dutch edn.].
Description: De Bilt, Cantecleer, 1979. Orig. limp coloured and illustrated glossy wrappers. 247pp. Frontispiece, coloured ills. on 8 plates, of which 1 double-page, after photographs, many black/white ills. in text and full-page, plans in text, double-page coloured sketch-map of the Indonesian Archpelago and Bali, inside front- and lower outer inner flaps, chronology, index, travel-suggestions at very end. [Cantecleer Kunst-Reisgidsen]. Well documented traveller's guide to ancient and modern indonesian art, incl. hindu and buddhist influences on javanese art, characteristics of indonesian arttistic expression, incl. a chapter on hindu-indonesian Balinese culture. Paperback edn. (as orig. publ.). Very good copy.

Keywords: guide introduction contribution archaic art fine art applied art history hinduism buddhism buddhist java sumatra bali celebes sulawesi historu heritage indonesia southeast asia