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Thai temples and temple murals / Rita Ringis.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ringis, Rita, 1942-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Temples--Thailand.
- Temples.
- Thailand.
- Mural painting and decoration, Thai.
- Physical Description:
- xxix, 163 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 26 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Singapore ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1990.
- Summary:
- The glittering exuberance of Thai religious architecture, decorative sculpture, and mural paintings reflects a distinctive evolution of ancient Hindu and Buddhist concepts concerning the nature of the Universe and the place within it of man, gods, and guardian creatures. This book surveys the fundamentals of these concepts and their manifestation in the traditions of Thai religious architecture and painting.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-160).
- ISBN:
- 0195889339 :
- OCLC:
- 20722544
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