Verlag: New York, Paris, New Delhi, Ravi Kumar, 1988
Anbieter: Biblio Industries Alain Haezeleer, Stuttgart, Deutschland
Limited and numbered edition (N° 25 / 500). 108 color and over 130 black-and-white illustrations. 339 pp. Quarto. Cloth-bound, dust jacket in illustrated slipcase. Very good condition.
Verlag: Hong Kong: Ravi Kumar, 1988
Anbieter: Fundus-Online GbR Borkert Schwarz Zerfaß, Berlin, Deutschland
Zustand: Sehr gut. 339 S. nummeriertes Exemplar Nr. 219/400. Ein gutes und sauberes Exemplar. Schuber berieben. - Handwritten as well as handprinted, books have played a fundamental role in spreading the message of the Buddha from India to various countries of Asia from the early centuries of the Christian era. Known commonly as sutra, Buddhist scriptures were carefully transcribed on palm-leaf, birch-bark, wood, cloth, paper (the medium for printed books) and even silver and gold. Certainly, by the eighth century, but possibly earlier, the Buddhists also began embellishing sutras with illustrations, and, thereafter, until the early part of this century, an enormous amount of illuminated books were produced in most countries where Buddhism has prevailed. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 1550 Mit zahlr. auch farb. Abb. Originalleinen mit Schutzumschlag in Schuber.