Author: Kossak, Steven M. and Jane Casey Singer
Title: Sacred Visions: Early Paintings from Central Tibet
Description: New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1998. Paperback. Orange and teall color-illus. card wraps with orange/white spine lettering. French flaps. 240 pp. with 149 illus.; 134 in color. Catalogue from the exhibition of the same name, shown October 1998 to January 1999. Includes a map, glossary, bibliography and index. Includes an essay by Robert Bruce-Gardner. The authors analyze the development of style and the chronology of the works, explore the cultural ties between Tibet and eatern India and between Tibet and Nepal and discuss the painting techniques of the period. The works are brought together for the first time, many never-before published. Contents as follows: The cultural roots of early Central Tibetan painting / Jane Casey Singer -- The development of style in early Central Tibetan painting / Steven M. Kossak -- Catalogue -- Realizations: reflections on technique in early Central Tibetan painting / Robert Bruce-Gardner. VG previous owner name on FFEP. Pages otherwise clean .

Keywords: Asian Art ; Tibetan Sacred Art ; ; Museum Exhibitions - Asian Art


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