Tibetan Medical Paintings: Illustrations to the Blue Beryl Treatise of Sangye Gyamtso (1653-1705 : Plates and Text) [Hardcover]

Yuri Parfionovitch (Author, Editor), Gyurme Dorje (Author, Editor), Fernand Meyer (Editor)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 336 pages
• Publisher: Harry N Abrams (October 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0810938618
• ISBN-13: 978-0810938618
• Product Dimensions: 19 x 12.8 x 2.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,522,816 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars AN UNSURPASSED ILLUSTRATION OF THE SOUL, August 16, 2000

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"thirteenthfairy" (, N.S.W. Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tibetan Medical Paintings: Illustrations to the Blue Beryl Treatise of Sangye Gyamtso (1653-1705 : Plates and Text) (Hardcover)

This book is incredible. One of the most incredible things about it is it was not originally a book, but a series of close to 100 large wall paintings (full colour! )designed to decorate the walls of the medical school in Lhasa. The painting were copied several times and the copies became disseminated among neighbouring countries and so have survived the burning and looting that has taken place in Tibet. The book is a record of an art gallery of medical illustrations which detail every aspect of the traditional medicine of that time. They do this with a beauty which must be seen to be believed and with a sensitivity which captures the soul of medicine. The work was done as a votive offering by monks working in the sixteenth century. What a beautiful gift they left us!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars AN UNSURPASSED ILLUSTRATION OF THE SOUL, August 16, 2000

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"thirteenthfairy" (, N.S.W. Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tibetan Medical Paintings: Illustrations to the Blue Beryl Treatise of Sangye Gyamtso (1653-1705 : Plates and Text) (Hardcover)

This book is incredible. One of the most incredible things about it is it was not origionally a book but a series of close to 100 large wall paintings designed to decorate the walls of the medical school in Lhasa. The painting were copied several times and the copies became diseminated among neighbouring countries and so have survived the burning and looting that has taken place in Tibet. The book is a record of an art gallery of medical illustrations which detail every aspect of the traditional medicine of that time. They do this with a beauty which must be seen to be believed and with a sensitivity which captures the soul of medicine. The work was done as a votive offering by monks working in the sixteenth century. What a beautiful gift they left us

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Illustrations, April 2, 2000

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Kher (Sydney, Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tibetan Medical Paintings: Illustrations to the Blue Beryl Treatise of Sangye Gyamtso (1653-1705 : Plates and Text) (Hardcover)

Well SOme weeks ago I purchased a Tibetian Painting while I was in Nepal and was introduced to purchased this book and found the excact painting was in it I was shocked. The book explains in great details every stroke and every medicine plant and items painted on my tanka more meaningful.

Highly regarded book if you are into Tibetian Medicinal paintings.

Calvin