{"product_id":"tibetan-manuscripts-and-early-printed-books-volume-ii-elaborations-paperback-softback-9781501771255","title":"Tibetan Manuscripts and Early Printed Books, Volume II; Elaborations (Paperback \/ softback) 9781501771255","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eTibetan Manuscripts and Early Printed Books, Volume II\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eElaborations\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMatthew T. Kapstein (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781501771255\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 15 March 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e288 pages, 347 color halftones - 347 Halftones, color\u003cbr\u003e30.5 x 22.9 x 1.8 cm, 1.361 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTibetan Manuscripts and Early Printed Books, Volume II\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e explores the major categories of traditional Tibetan books, introducing their specific features and the main approaches to their study.\u003c\/b\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLike 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. Volume I was published simultaneously with volume II and is also now available.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e10. Tibetan Manuscript Kanjurs\u003cbr\u003e 11. Tantra Collections of the \"Ancient School\"\u003cbr\u003e 12. Diplomatic and Administrative Documents\u003cbr\u003e 13. A Public Ordinance Illustrating the Application of Tibet's Criminal Law\u003cbr\u003e 14. Seals, Fingerprints, Crosses, and Other Devices Used for Endorsing Tibetan Contracts from Mustang, Nepal, 1837–1993\u003cbr\u003e 15. Medical Culture and Manuscript Culture\u003cbr\u003e 16. Manuscripts on Hippology and Hippiatry\u003cbr\u003e 17. Decoding Bönpo Liturgical Manuscripts\u003cbr\u003e 18. Divination Manuals and Almanacs\u003cbr\u003e 19. The Tibetan Book in China\u003cbr\u003e 20. The Tibetan Book among the Mongols\u003cbr\u003e 21. Dorjé Sherap's Great Commentary on the Single Intention\u003cbr\u003e 22. Codex Interruptus\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52670809866520,"sku":"9781501771255","price":35.28,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/tibetan-manuscripts-and-early-printed-books-volume-ii-elaborations-paperback-softback-9781501771255","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}