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Discovering Tibet

The Tucci Expeditions and Tibetan Paintings


  • Skira (T&H)
  • by By Klimburg-Salter
Tibetan culture and artistic tradition were virtually unknown in the West until the eight major expeditions led by Giuseppe Tucci between 1926 and 1948. This catalogue retraces his travels through period photographs and his contributions to the study of Tibetan art. In addition to Tucci's photographs, it presents a collection of paintings from the 11th to the 18th centuries, enabling readers to discover Tibetan art with particular reference to compositional style, iconography, and the reading of a tangka.

ISBN 9788857222516 | E | PB
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Publisher Skira (T&H)
ISBN 9788857222516
Author(s) By Klimburg-Salter
Publication date February 2016
Edition Paperback
Dimensions 280 x 240 mm
Pages 292
Language(s) Eng. ed.
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Tibetan culture and artistic tradition were virtually unknown in the West until the eight major expeditions led by Giuseppe Tucci between 1926 and 1948. This catalogue retraces his travels through period photographs and his contributions to the study of Tibetan art. In addition to Tucci’s photographs, it presents a collection of paintings from the eleventh to the eighteenth centuries, enabling readers to discover Tibetan art with particular reference to compositional style, iconography, and the reading of a tangka.

Discovering Tibet

Discovering Tibet

€52.50