The Sculptural Heritage of Tibet [Hardcover]

David Weldon (Author), Jane Casey Singer (Author)

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Text: English, Tibetan --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 208 pages
• Publisher: Weatherhill; 1st Ed. edition (October 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0834804735
• ISBN-13: 978-0834804739
• Product Dimensions: 11.7 x 9.6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,189,468 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A lovely collection, well researched and described., January 9, 2000

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Ian Alsop (Santa Fe NM USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Sculptural Heritage of Tibet (Hardcover)

The Nyingjei Lam Collection is idiosyncratic and refined, showing the advanced sensibility of a careful and sensitive collector. Many of the bronze sculptures found here are highly unusual, and it is very refreshing to see a catalogue made up entirely of works we have never seen before. The authors have written a very well-researched and thoughtful catalogue which explores thoroughly the many themes suggested by the works of art they approach; a terrific job in the difficult field of catalogue raisonne, where the scholar is forced to deal with a selection imposed arbitrarily. Particularly impressive is the wide selection of supporting material from other collections. The catalogue is well produced and the photos are clear. For an on-line sample from this lovely collection, originally exhibited at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford England (through 1999)...