The art and culture of Bali
by Urs Ramseyer (1938- )
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 019211445X
- ISBN 13
- 9780192114457
- Seller
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About This Item
266 pages with plates (some in color), maps, drawings, appendix and bibliography. Square quarto (11 1/4" x 9 3/4") bound in original publisher's brown cloth with gilt lettering to spine in original pictorial jacket with original slipcase. Photographs by Hans Hinxz. First edition. The island of Bali has always held a unique attraction for travelers, whose numbers increase yearly. Part of the island's appeal lies in its rich folk art, which has deep religious motivation. This magnificently-illustrated volume explicates the social, religious, and philosophic concepts that dominate the lives of the Balinese and find expression in their paintings, temples, ritual offerings, music, dance, and dramatic arts. Condition: Near fine in like jacket with original slipcase.
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- Bookseller
- The Book Collector ABAA, ILAB, TBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- DSA001
- Title
- The art and culture of Bali
- Author
- Urs Ramseyer (1938- )
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 019211445X
- ISBN 13
- 9780192114457
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- Oxford, New York and Jakarta
- Date Published
- 1977
- Keywords
- Bali
- Bookseller catalogs
- Anthropology;
- Size
- Square Quarto
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