Tibetan Manuscripts and Early Printed Books, Volume II: Elaborations

Tibetan Manuscripts and Early Printed Books, Volume II explores the major categories of traditional Tibetan books, introducing...
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Author: Matthew T. Kapstein
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Tibetan Manuscripts and Early Printed Books, Volume II: Elaborations by Kapstein, Matthew T.

Tibetan Manuscripts and Early Printed Books, Volume II: Elaborations

$184.78

Tibetan Manuscripts and Early Printed Books, Volume II: Elaborations

$184.78
Author: Matthew T. Kapstein
Format: Paperback
Language: English

Tibetan Manuscripts and Early Printed Books, Volume II explores the major categories of traditional Tibetan books, introducing their specific features and the main approaches to their study. In five major sections, it surveys manuscript collections including Buddhist scriptural canons, official and administrative documents, works on technical subjects--medicine, veterinary practice, liturgical chant, and the arts of divination--and Tibetan books from China and Mongolia. Two case studies exemplify the roles of paleographic and iconographic analysis in the examination of antique manuscripts.

Like volume I, the second volume of Tibetan Manuscripts and Early Printed Books has been written by the foremost experts in the field, whose wide-ranging essays are illustrated with numerous full-color images of original works. Addressing students and scholars of Tibetan Buddhism and Tibetan history and culture in their varied dimensions, this volume will also interest scholars and other readers oriented more broadly to the global history of the book.



Author: Matthew T. Kapstein
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: 03/15/2024
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 2.85lbs
Size: 11.89h x 8.98w x 0.71d
ISBN: 9781501771255

About the Author

Contributors: Michela Clemente, Brandon Dotson, Amy Heller, Agnieszka Helman-Ważny, Matthew T. Kapstein, Karl E. Ryavec, Sam van Schaik, Hanna Schneider, and Jeff Wallman.

Matthew T. Kapstein is Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies at the École Pratique des Hautes Études in Paris and Associate of the Divinity School of the University of Chicago. His many books include The Tibetans and The Tibetan Assimilation of Buddhism.

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