The Art of Buddhism an Introduction to Its History and Meaning: His Life and Teachings
Autor Denise Patry Leidyen Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 oct 2009
More than two hundred photographs provide the visual context for this tour of the world of Buddhist art. Included in the rich variety of forms are architecture and monumental art, statuary, paintings, calligraphy, fresco, brushwork, and textile arts. Denise Leidy’s guide is the perfect introductory text for all those intrigued by this splendid aesthetic tradition. It also an essential resource for all who seek to understand Buddhist art as teaching.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781590306703
ISBN-10: 1590306708
Pagini: 352
Ilustrații: Full colour photographs throughout
Dimensiuni: 179 x 255 x 21 mm
Greutate: 0.96 kg
Editura: Shambhala
ISBN-10: 1590306708
Pagini: 352
Ilustrații: Full colour photographs throughout
Dimensiuni: 179 x 255 x 21 mm
Greutate: 0.96 kg
Editura: Shambhala
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Recenzii
“Denise Leidy’s book offers a lucid pilgrimage through of the art of Buddhist enlightenment, from the vivacious, dawn-fresh sculptural traditions of ancient <st1:country-region w:st="on"> <st1:place w:st="on">India</st1:place> </st1:country-region> up to the threshhold of the globalist twentieth century. The language is clear; the information dense and rich; the art beyond compare. Student, scholar, and devotee alike have much to learn from this fine scholar.”—<st1:city w:st="on"> <st1:place w:st="on">Holland</st1:place> </st1:city> Cotter, Art Critic, New York Times
“A sumptuous survey of Buddhist art from all over <st1:place w:st="on">Asia</st1:place>. Denise Leidy deploys her encyclopedic knowledge to bring the art vividly to life, and her choices of objects are utterly superb. This volume is a must for any lover of the classical Asian art of enlightenment.”—Robert Thurman, Jey Tsong Khapa Professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhism, Columbia University; founder of Tibet House, U.S.; and author of Infinite Life
“A work of sustained scholarship from a distinguished art historian whose command of Buddhist art, coupled with her keen eye for its iconographic and aesthetic traditions, has made accessible to readers—for the first time in decades—a body of knowledge that will form the core of any informed understanding of Buddhist culture and traditions from a global perspective. This book is destined to become a classic.”—Mimi Hall Yiengpruksawan, Professor of History of Art, <st1:place w:st="on"> <st1:placename w:st="on">Yale</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype> </st1:place>
“A cogent and focused introduction to the subject. Clear links between [Buddhist] art and practice are consistently and intelligently presented throughout.”—Buddhist Art News
“A sumptuous survey of Buddhist art from all over <st1:place w:st="on">Asia</st1:place>. Denise Leidy deploys her encyclopedic knowledge to bring the art vividly to life, and her choices of objects are utterly superb. This volume is a must for any lover of the classical Asian art of enlightenment.”—Robert Thurman, Jey Tsong Khapa Professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhism, Columbia University; founder of Tibet House, U.S.; and author of Infinite Life
“A work of sustained scholarship from a distinguished art historian whose command of Buddhist art, coupled with her keen eye for its iconographic and aesthetic traditions, has made accessible to readers—for the first time in decades—a body of knowledge that will form the core of any informed understanding of Buddhist culture and traditions from a global perspective. This book is destined to become a classic.”—Mimi Hall Yiengpruksawan, Professor of History of Art, <st1:place w:st="on"> <st1:placename w:st="on">Yale</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype> </st1:place>
“A cogent and focused introduction to the subject. Clear links between [Buddhist] art and practice are consistently and intelligently presented throughout.”—Buddhist Art News
Notă biografică
Denise Patry Leidy is curator of the Department of Asian Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. She is the author of numerous articles, and coauthor, with Robert A. F. Thurman, of Mandala: The Architecture of Enlightenment.