The Buddha's art of healing : Tibetan paintings rediscovered / John F. Avedon ... [et al.].
The Buddha's art of healing : Tibetan paintings rediscovered / John F. Avedon ... [et al.].
The Buddha's art of healing : Tibetan paintings rediscovered / John F. Avedon ... [et al.].
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Publisher
New York : Rizzoli International Publications, 1998.
Date
1998.
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NQ610.9515/2
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Language
English
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Physical content
168 p. : ill. (some col.), col. map ; 32 cm.
Contents
Acknowledgments and Statements / Anna Souza, Margarita N. Romanova and Lidiya Chimitovna Nimaeva -- Introduction / John F. Avedon -- The History and Foundations of Tibetan Medicine / Fernand Meyer -- The Atlas of Tibetan Medicine: Treasures from The History Museum of Buryatia / Natalia D. Bolsokhoev...
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Publisher
New York : Rizzoli International Publications, 1998.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
1998.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
The Buddha's Art of Healing provides a rich introduction to the world of Tibetan medicine, a cultural achievement considered by the Dalai Lama to be one of Tibet's most valuable contributions to the modern world. Illustrated with intricate and vivid scroll paintings based on The Atlas of Tibetan Medicine, a seventeenth-century masterpiece that is t...
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Full title
The Buddha's art of healing : Tibetan paintings rediscovered / John F. Avedon ... [et al.].
Portion of title
Tibetan paintings rediscovered.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Artists
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General note
"Exhibition venues: Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.; the Aspen Art Museum, Colorado; Indiana University Art Museum, Bloomington; Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory University, Atlanta; Museo Franz Mayer, Mexico City; the Newark Museum, New Jersey"--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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NQ610.9515/2
Record Identifier
74VM4VqXaO5A
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VM4VqXaO5A
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ISBN
0847820904 (pbk.)
9780847820894 (hc)
0847820890 (hc)
9780847820900 (pbk.)
DDC
610.9515
MMS ID
991001424079702626
