Painting of Central Asia
by Bussagli, Mario; Small, Lothian (Translated by)
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- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
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About This Item
Geneva: Skira; Treasures of Asia Ser., 1963. Cloth, 135 pages, mounted illustrations (some colour), map; 29 cm. Translated from the Italian. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Dust jacket, price-clipped on the front flap, protected in a mylar book cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/air, except by special arrangement. Famous Buddhist wall-paintings from the region of Afghanistan/Pakistan/ex-Soviet Union/Tibet. Richly illustrated with colour plates. CONTENTS: Introduction; 1. The Beginnings of Painting in Central Asia; 2. The Aesthetics of Light; 3. Pjandzikent and the Influence of Sogdiana; 4. The School of Khotan; 5. The Main Centres on the Northern Caravan Route; 6. The Turfan Group; Conclusion.. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to.
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- Bookseller
- LEFT COAST BOOKS (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 102571
- Title
- Painting of Central Asia
- Author
- Bussagli, Mario; Small, Lothian (Translated by)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st
- Publisher
- Skira; Treasures of Asia Ser.
- Place of Publication
- Geneva
- Date Published
- 1963
- Size
- 4to
- Bookseller catalogs
- Media / Frescoes & Murals; Media / Painting; Genre & Subject / Religious / Buddhist; Asian / Central Asian;
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