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Rangoon, Printed by the Superintendent, Government Printing, Burma, 1901. Folio. Original cloth-backed printed boards; pp. [ii], 12, 13 photogravure plates by Klier in Rangoon, a bit worn, spine with restorations front fly-leaf, internally very good; provenance: Manchester Public Free Libraries with their bookplate, and shelf-marks.Very rare first edition. To decorate Buddhist temples with glass mosaics and sometimes semi-precious stones has a long tradition. This work describes precisely how glass for this specific purpose is made and applied, as can be seen in the stunning plates.COPAC locates copies in the V&A, BL, at SOAS, and in the London Library.…

14 black and white illustrations of burmese silverwork and one black and white illustration of burmese silversmiths. Article extracted from: The Journal of Indian Art and Indusrty Volume VIII. 37 x 28cms. Text in English.