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The Gods are Leaving the Country. Art Theft from Nepal.
SCHICK, JURGEN. Stock ID: 48961 Profuse black and white and colour plates, pictorial endpapers, 209pp, appendices including index and bibliography, paperback, quarto. This book discusses the considerable amount of art theft that has occurred and is still occurring in Nepal. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 48961) ... more |
AU$85.00 |
| Art of the Bronze Age. Southeastern Iran, Western Central Asia, and the Indus Valley.
PITTMAN, HOLLY. Stock ID: 70619 Map, black and white photographic illustrations, 99pp, notes, paperback, minor wear spines. Published for the opening of the permanent galleries of ancient Near Eastern art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 70619) ... more |
AU$22.00 |
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Early Himalayan Art.
HELLER, AMY. Stock ID: 123037 Colour photographic illustrations, 175pp, bibliography, paperback. This catalogue presents some sixty important early sculptures and other objects from Tibet and Nepal dating from c.500-1400 AD, with an introductory essay. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 123037) ... more |
AU$59.95 |
| Art of the Steppes.
JETTMAR, KARL. Stock ID: 44449 Maps, tipped-in colour plates, 272pp, chronological table, bibliography, index, trifle worn dustjacket with few minor tears to edges, otherwise a good copy. The fabulous golden treasures from the ancient burial-grounds of Russia and Siberia were discovered early in the eighteenth century. Here Professor Jettmar describes the works found, jewellery in gold and bronze, precious silks, weapons and horses' harness, and puts forward some intriguing ideas about the significance of this art for later developments in eastern Europe and Asia. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 44449) ... more |
AU$45.00 |
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| Mirror of the Orient.
MICHAUD, ROLAND AND SABRINA MICHAUD. Stock ID: 127482 Profuse with colour photographic plates and reproductions, over 100 pages (unpaginated), minor extremities wear, paperback, oblong quarto, very good. "Mirror of the Orient ingeniously couples the brilliant photographs of Roland and Sabrina Michaud with exquisite reproductions of 14th to 19th century miniatures. The detailed color miniatures evoke a sublime quality, while the accompanying 20th century photographs capture the essence and elegance of the lands they depict. The two art forms enhance one another and carry us into the timeless haunts of Persia, Turkey, Afghanistan, and all of central Asia." Publisher's description. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 127482) ... more |
AU$45.00 |
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Masks of the Himalayas
BLANC, DOMINIQUE, HAUTERIVES, ARNAUD D', GEOFFROY-SCHNEITER, BERENICE, PANNIER, FRANCOIS Stock ID: 129964 120 colour illustrations This is the first book dedicated exclusively to the subject of the Himalayan mask. Mysterious, sacred, and unusual, the masks of the Himalayas only became accessible to collectors following the opening up of Nepal in the 1960s. Spanning all religious influences in the Himalayan region - Hindu and Buddhist, animist and shamanic - and covering the entire area from Ladakh to Indian Kashmir, Nepal, Bhutan, Arunachal Pradesh, and Tibet, this is the first book dedicated exclusively to this subject. Published in conjunction with a major exhibition at the Fondation Bernard et Caroline de Watteville in Martigny, Switzerland, "Masks of the Himalayas" highlights pieces of rare quality and sheds new light on this enchanting art through 120 extraordinary pieces from large private collections and renowned institutions, such as the Musee Barbier-Mueller of Geneva and the Musee du Quai Branly of Paris. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 129964) ... more |
AU$90.00 |
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Wood Sculpture in Nepal. Jokers and Talismans.
GOY, BERTRAND, AND MAX ITZIKOVITZ. Stock ID: 127895 Colour photographic illustrations, 165pp, bibliography, hardback. Is there such a thing as primitive Nepalese art? The anthropomorphic statuary of Western Nepal, the mysterious wood masks with deep black patina allegedly coming from the Middle Hills have an undeniable affinity with the artistic productions of Africa or South-Eastern Asia. But what do we know of their function? And what of those carvers whose hand seems guided solely by their imagination, quite unlike the formality of the more classical figures that interpret the deities of Hinduism or Tibetan Buddhism according to a strictly defined liturgy? (When referring to this item please quote stockid 127895) ... more |
AU$120.00 |