Treasures of Tibetan Art: The Collections of the Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art [Hardcover]

Barbara Lipton (Author), Nima Dorjee Ragnubs (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0195097130 | ISBN-13: 978-0195097139 | Publication Date: October 17, 1996

Constructed between 1945 and 1947 by Jacques Marchais (the professional name of Jacqueline Klauber), the Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art in Staten Island houses more than 1200 pieces of Tibetan Buddhist art from China and Mongolia, dating from the 17th to the 19th centuries. Two essays about the history of the museum and the history of Tibetan Buddhism open the catalogue, which contains 169 objects from the museum's collections.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"This catalog offers in-depth documentation and analysis of a little known but important collection of Tibetan art, especially notable for its rich variety of sculptures of many types of periods and styles. It makes a significant contribution to the growing body of resources concerning Tibetan art."--Marylin Rhie, Smith College, co-author of Wisdom and Compassion --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Barbara Lipton, an art historian, is director and curator of the Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art and author of a number of books, including Survival: Life and Art of the Alaskan Eskimo and John Cotton Dana and the Newark Museum. Nima Dorjee Ragnubs is a Tibetan scholar and native of Tibet.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 320 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (October 17, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0195097130
• ISBN-13: 978-0195097139
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 9 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,377,924 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)