Name/Title
Buddhist Paintings : from shrines and temples in Ceylon / D.B. DhanapalaEntry/Object ID
ND1005 .D53 1964Description
This handsome volume of art masterpieces from Ceylon features an informative introduction by authority D.B. Dhanapala, who discusses the deeply religious basis of Sinhalese temple paintings -- a medium through which traditional myths were explained to the followers of Buddha. He describes the composition, color, and form ; the symbol and style characteristic of this art... and he reviews some recently discovered murals from the eleventh and twelfth centuries.
Designed to introduce throughout the world important works of art that are little known and not widely publicized, the Mentor-Unesco Art Series includes: ABORIGINAL PAINTINGS From Australia, THE AJANTA CAVES; Early Buddhist Paintings from India, BYZANTINE FRESCOES From Yugoslav Churches, CZECHOSLOVAKIAN MINIATURES From Romanesque and Gothic Manuscripts, EGYPTIAN WALL PAINTINGS From Tombs and Temples, GREEK MOSAICS Of the Byzantine Period, JAPANESE PAINTINGS From Buddhist Shrines and Temples, MEXICAN WALL PAINTINGS Of the Maya and Aztec Periods, PERSIAN MINIATURES From Ancient Manuscripts, RUSSIAN ICONS From the Twelfth to the Fifteenth Century, SPANISH FRESCOES Of the Romanesque Period. -- Back coverCollection
Jotidhammo CollectionDimensions
Dimension Description
24 pages, 28 color plates (some folded) : illustrations ; 17 cmBook Details
Author
D.B. DhanapālaPublisher
New American Library of World LiteratureDate Published
1964Publication Subjects
Buddhist mural painting and decoration -- Sri Lanka
Buddhist painting -- Sri Lanka
Buddhist art -- Sri LankaCall No.
ND1005 .D53 1964