Handbook of Tibetan Iconometry
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The Handbook of Iconometry includes more than 150 meticulously prepared drawings of buddhas, bodhisattvas and divinities, 70 script types and 14 stupa models all extrapolated from the rich heritage of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist art. These are accompanied by an introduction charting the production of the Handbook in the 17th century and the scholarly profile of its principal author Sangs rgyas rgya mtsho. In the appendix, it reproduces passages from the Vaiḍurya g.Ya' sel that provide valuable additional information about the illustrations. Title: Handbook of Tibetan Iconometry Binding: Hardcover Language: English Page-total: 386 (320 full-color facsimiles) Size: 303 x 303 mm