Title & Author:

Art and architecture in Ladakh : cross-cultural transmissions in the Himalayas and Karakoram / edited by Erberto Lo Bue and John Bray.

Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2014]

Description:

xxi, 438 pages : illustrations, maps, plans ; 25 cm.

Series:

Brill's Tibetan studies library ; volume 35

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction / Erberto Lo Bue and John Bray -- Ancient petroglyphs of Ladakh: new discoveries and documentation / Tashi Ldawa Thsangspa -- Embedded in stone: early Buddhist rock art of Ladakh / Phuntsog Dorjay -- Historic ruins in the Gya Valley, Eastern Ladakh, and a consideration of their relationship to the history of Ladakh and Maryul / Neil and Kath Howard -- Appendix on the War of Tsede (rTse Ide) of Guge in 1083 CE / Philip Denwood -- An archaeological account of ten ancient painted chortens in Ladakh and Zanskar / Quentin Devers, Laurianne Bruneau and Martin Vernier -- The chorten (mChod rten) with the secret chamber near Nyarma / Gerald Kozicz -- The dating of the Sumtsek temple at Alchi / Philip Denwood -- The iconography and the historical context of the drinking scene in the Dukhang at Alchi, Ladakh / Marjo Alafouzo -- The wood carvings of Lachuse: a hidden jewel of early medieval Ladakhi art / Heinrich Poell -- The mGon khang of dPe thub (Spituk): a rare example of 15th century Tibetan painting from Ladakh / Chiara Bellini -- Chigtan castle and mosque: a preliminary historical and architectural analysis / Kacho Mumta Ali Khan, John Bray, Quentin Devers and Martin Vernier -- Lamayuru (Ladakh)--Chenrezik Lhakang: The Bar Do Thos Grol illustrated as a mural painting / Kristin Blanche -- The lost paintings of Kesar / John Bray -- Tshogs zhing: a wall painting in the new 'Du khang of Spituk (dPe thub) / Filippo Lunardo -- From Benares to Leh: the trade and use of silk-brocade / Monisha Ahmed -- Conservation of Leh Old Town: concepts and challenges / André Alexander and Andreas Catanese -- Revealing traditions in earthen architecture: analysis of earthen building material and traditional constructions in the Western Himalayas / Hubert Feiglstorfer -- Conservation of architectural heritage in Ladakh / John Harrison.

Summary:

This book shows how the region's cultural development has been influenced by its location across the great communications routes linking India with Tibet and Central Asia. Edited by Erberto Lo Bue and John Bray, the collection contains 17 research papers by experienced international art historians and architectural conservationists, as well as emerging scholars from Ladakh itself. Their topics range widely over time, from prehistoric rock art to mediaeval Buddhist stupas and wall paintings, as well as early modern castle architecture, the inter-regional trade in silk brocades, and the challenges of 21st century conservation. Taken together, these studies complement each other to provide a detailed view of Ladakh's varied cultural inheritance in the light of the latest research.

ISBN:

9789004271784 (hardback)
9004271783 (hardback)
(e-book)
9789004271807

Subject:

Art India Ladākh.
Architecture India Ladākh.
Architecture.
Art.
Civilization.
Ladākh (India) Civilization.
India Ladākh.

Added entries:

Lo Bue, Erberto F., editor.
Bray, John, 1957- editor.
Brill's Tibetan studies library ; v. 35.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 286844
Call No.: BIB 227369
Status: Available