New York. Sterling. 2021. Full page colour photographic illustrations, 300pp. Paperback. "The mandala is an archetypal symbol of wholeness that is replicated on a cosmic scale, not only in art, architecture, and religion, but throughout the universe. The concepts and primal patterns it represents are the base upon which all..... More
Bangkok. Orchid Press. 2001. First edition. Map, profuse colour photographic plates, folding landscape line illustration, xiv + 206pp, notes, bibliography, index, protected dustjacket. Quarto. The monumental cave complexes of the Baodingshan site at Dazu, in Sichuan Province, and their vast treasure trove of Buddhist sculpture and painting have been little..... More
London. Thames & Hudson Ltd., 2015. 200 colour photographic illustrations, 224pp, index, pictorial limp boards. "Making Sense of Buddhist Art & Architecture is designed to equip the cultural tourist and art student with the means to interpret each painting, building, or artifact in terms of the iconography and symbolism of..... More
Thailand. River Books. 2008. Maps, 396 pages, colour and black and white photographic illustrations, index, bibliography, glossary, dustjacket. Wat Si Chum is unique among Sukhothai temples. Inside, lining the ceiling of a dark and narrow staircase that leads to an open roof, are 86 inscribed stone reliefs depicting Jatakas, the..... More
Seattle. University of Washington. 2007. Maps, Colour and black and white illustrations,xv + 319pp, glossary, bibliography, index, dustjacket. "Explores the history and varied interpretations of the Wheel of Rebirth, a circle divided into sections depicting the Buddhist cycle of transmigration. This work shows how the metaphor of the wheel has..... More
