Tibetan Manuscripts and Early Printed Books, Volume I
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Product details:
- Publisher Cornell University Press
- Date of Publication 15 March 2024
- ISBN 9781501716218
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages368 pages
- Size 305x229 mm
- Weight 1814 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 491 Halftones, color; 2 Charts; 2 Maps 695
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Long description:
Winner of the Toshihide Numata Book Award in Buddhism of the Center for Buddhist Studies at the University of California, Berkeley
In Tibetan Manuscripts and Early Printed Books, Volume I, Matthew T. Kapstein and an international team of specialists provide a comprehensive introduction to the material and aesthetic features of the wide range of Tibetan books, described in detail and illustrated with copious full-color photographs.
With a documented history of over thirteen centuries, Tibetan books have long served as a medium of culture and learning throughout Central and East Asia. Major collections of Tibetan manuscripts and printed books?for Tibetan works were put into print even before the age of Gutenberg?are found in libraries and museums far from the traditional centers of Tibetan learning. Yet the history, production, and design of these works remain poorly understood.
Topics covered in volume I include the manufacture of paper and ink, format and layout, scripts and scribal conventions, illumination and decoration, woodblock printing, book storage, preservation, and the use of contemporary digital technologies for the documentation of traditional works. Volume I of Tibetan Manuscripts and Early Printed Books is an essential resource for all students of Tibetan civilization, as well as for scholars, collectors, and others interested in the diverse book cultures of Asia. Volume II was published simultaneously with Volume I and is also now available.
MoreTable of Contents:
Introduction
1. The Material Basis
2. Format and Layout
3. The Written Text
4. Marking the Text: Interventions of Scribes, Editors, and Readers
5. Colophons
6. Manuscript Illumination
7. The Xylographic Print
8. Conservation, Storage, and Cataloguing
