Old Burma - Early Pagán
Locust Valley, New York. Published for Artibus Asiae and the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University, by J.J. Augustin. 1969- 1970. Stock ID #223938 A major contribution to our knowledge of Burmese archaeology. 'An homage to the founding of the Burmese city of Pagán, in the dry zone of central Burma: how it became the Buddhist capital of a united Burma, including Mons and Burmans, from about 1060 A.D.; and how after a century of building national character as well as pagodas, a sudden crisis after the Singhalese invasion led to a weakening of the union, but also the efflorescence of a strictly Burmese culture in the latter half of the dynasty.' From the preface. Divided into three parts: A, History. B, Iconography. C, Architecture. When referring to this item please quote stockid 223938.
3 volumes. Volume I Text: Colour Map of Burma Early Pagán Period. Colour frontispiece, folding table, colour plans, xviii + 422pp, and 1pp addenda, errata et corrigenda. light foxing to preliminaries. Volume II Catalogue of Plates: Tipped-in black and white plate frontispiece, 2 folding maps and a facsimile appendix to Old Burma Calendar in band at rear, double folded sheet of 'Names, Titles, and Regnal Dates of the Kings of Pagán', loosely inserted. 337pp. Volume III Plates: Colour frontispiece, 455 black and white plates, light foxing to preliminaries, lower corner slightly bumped.
Original red cloth covered boards lettered in gilt on the upper boards and the spines, edges a little marked internally clean, firm and sturdy copies. A very good set.
Price: $950.00 AU