Encyclopedia of Tibetan Symbols and Motifs by Robert Beer (1999, Hardcover)
$ 24.12
TitleLeading:
The
Book Title:
Encyclopedia of Tibetan Symbols and Motifs
Dewey Edition:
21
LC Classification Number:
N7346.T5B43 1999
Item Width:
8.6 in
Illustrator:
Yes
Item Weight:
65.6 Oz
Item Height:
1.3 in
ISBN-13:
9781570624162
ISBN-10:
157062416X
Intended Audience:
Trade
Author:
Robert Beer
Number of Pages:
392 Pages
Language:
English
Reviews:
"Worth our attention, whatever religion or background, because it gives us an artistic and contemplative mechanism to join inner and outer worlds. This will not come automatically, but only when we approach the book with the desire to refine both our analytical powers and our creative vision. This is a book to live in, for anyone who sees the connection between art and human potential."-- Parabola "The first detailed work to appear in English examining the extraordinarily vast and symbolically rich iconography in Tibetan Vajrayana Buddhism. . . . A beautiful book."-- Watkins Review, "Worth our attention, whatever religion or background, because it gives us an artistic and contemplative mechanism to join inner and outer worlds. This will not come automatically, but only when we approach the book with the desire to refine both our analytical powers and our creative vision. This is a book to live in, for anyone who sees the connection between art and human potential."- Parabola "The first detailed work to appear in English examining the extraordinarily vast and symbolically rich iconography in Tibetan Vajrayana Buddhism. . . . A beautiful book."- Watkins Review, "Worth our attention, whatever religion or background, because it gives us an artistic and contemplative mechanism to join inner and outer worlds. This will not come automatically, but only when we approach the book with the desire to refine both our analytical powers and our creative vision. This is a book to live in, for anyone who sees the connection between art and human potential."-Parabola"The first detailed work to appear in English examining the extraordinarily vast and symbolically rich iconography in Tibetan Vajrayana Buddhism. . . . A beautiful book."-Watkins Review
Genre:
Art, Religion
Item Length:
11.9 in
LCCN:
99-021080
brand:
Shambhala Publications, Incorporated
Dewey Decimal:
704.9/48943923
Publication Year:
1999
Topic:
Buddhism / Tibetan, Asian / General, Buddhism / Rituals & Practice, History / General, Subjects & Themes / General
gtin13:
9781570624162
Publisher:
Shambhala Publications, Incorporated
Format:
Hardcover
Synopsis:
For artists, designers, and all with an interest in Buddhist and Tibetan art, this is the first exhaustive reference to the seemingly infinite variety of symbols found throughout Tibetan art in line drawings, paintings, and ritual objects. Hundreds of the author's line drawings depict all the major Tibetan symbols and motifs--landscapes, deities, animals, plants, gurus, mudras (ritual hand gestures), dragons, and other mythic creatures--ranging from complex mythological scenes to small, simple ornaments., For artists, designers, and all with an interest in Buddhist and Tibetan art, this is the first exhaustive reference to the seemingly infinite variety of symbols found throughout Tibetan art in line drawings, paintings, and ritual objects. Hundreds of the author's line drawings depict all the major Tibetan symbols and motifs-landscapes, deities, animals, plants, gurus, mudras (ritual hand gestures), dragons, and other mythic creatures-ranging from complex mythological scenes to small, simple ornaments.