Tibetan Painted Scrolls

Bangkok: SDI, 1999. A new edition of Tucci's seminal work on Tibetan Buddhist painting, first published in 1949, original copies of which have long been unobtainable. Based on his prodigious linguistic skills and pioneering field research throughout the Himalayan kingdoms, Tucci virtually rewrote the history of Tibetan Buddhist painting with the original post-war edition of this book and created a… Read more about this item

Rome: La Libreria dello Stato, 1949. Limited Edition: #456/750. Hardcover. Folios, Three Volumes. In Very Good condition. Bound in original rust cloth with gilt tooling to front boards and spines. Plates housed in folio case. Bindings sunned, light plus marking to bindings, fraying and splits to cloth at corners of boards and at joints. Text block and plates lightly… Read more about this item