MOMENTAN AUSVERKAUFT
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Product Identifiers
PublisherNordic Institute of Asian Studies
ISBN-108776941728
ISBN-139788776941727
eBay Product ID (ePID)2309794120
Product Key Features
Number of Pages340 Pages
Publication NameCatalogue of Tibetan Mandalas and Other Images : Texts, Initiation Cards and Prayer Flags in the Royal Library and National Museum, Copenhagen
LanguageEnglish
SubjectReference
Publication Year2017
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaArt
AuthorAnne Burchardi
SeriesComdc Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight23.5 Oz
Item Length9.8 in
Item Width5.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition23
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal027.5489
SynopsisA visually stunning catalogue presenting c. 300 iconographical materials and texts from the Tibetan collections of the Royal Library and National Museum of Denmark. Most of the entries describe iconographical materials such as mandalas, elemental divination paintings, ritual ""tsakli"" cards and prayer flags., This visually stunning catalogue presents c. 300 iconographical materials and texts from the Tibetan collections of the Royal Library and the National Museum of Denmark. Most of the entries describe such iconographical materials as mandalas, elemental divination paintings, ritual "tsakli" cards and prayer flags. Unique handwritten meditation manuals, a Mongolian Book of the Dead, illuminated manuscripts as well as philosophical and medical works are also featured. These remarkable materials, which represent rare and unique forms of communication between man and nature in written and iconographical forms, play a central role in the performance of Buddhist and shamanistic rituals. In line with other volumes in the COMDC series, this catalogue is intended as a reference tool for scholars. It also supplements the Catalogue of Tibetan Manuscripts and Xylographs, COMDC 6.1 & 6.2. The catalogue includes over 250 colour illustrations.
