Buddhist art and architecture / Robert E. Fisher.
Material type:
TextSeries: World of artPublication details: New York : Thames and Hudson, 1993.Description: 216 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 21 cmISBN: - 0500202656
- 9780500202654
- 709.52 FIS
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Loan | LSAD Library Main Collection | 709.52 FIS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 39002000112574 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
To guide and inspire believers, innumerable symbols and images were made, beginning in India in the 3rd century BC. This phenomenally diverse tradition includes not only frescoes, relief carvings, colossal statues, silk embroideries and bronze ritual objects but also rock-cut shrines with a thousand Buddhas, the glorious stupas of South-East Asia and the pagodas of the Far East, the massive "mandala in stone" of Borobudur in Java and entire 13th-century temple complexes at Angkor in Cambodia. The author describes all the Buddhist schools and cultures, and explains their imagery, from Tibetan cosmic diagrams and Korean folk art to early Sri Lankan sites and Japanese Zen gardens.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-211) and index.
The subject-matter of Buddhist art -- India and neighbouring regions -- China -- Korea and Japan -- South-East Asia.