Alchi : Ladakh's hidden Buddhist sanctuary : the Sumtsek / Roger Goepper ; photography by Jaroslav Poncar ; with contributions by Robert Linrothe and Karl Dasser.

Main entry:

Goepper, Roger.

Title & Author:

Alchi : Ladakh's hidden Buddhist sanctuary : the Sumtsek / Roger Goepper ; photography by Jaroslav Poncar ; with contributions by Robert Linrothe and Karl Dasser.

Publication:

Boston : Shambhala ; [New York] : Distributed in the U.S. by Random House, 1996.

Description:

286 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 37 cm

Notes:
"Published in association with Orientstiftung zur Förderung der Ostasiatischen Kunst Cologne."
Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-282) and indexes.

Summary:

"On the south bank of the Indus in Ladakh, facing a great trade and invasion route to the north, lies Alchi, a repository of magnificent Buddhist wall paintings and clay sculptures that have survived for over eight hundred years. This sumptuously illustrated book details the most impressive of the temples within the complex, the Sumtsek Three-Tiered Temple." "The building itself is an impressive mixture of Tibetan and Kashmiri elements, which display some central Asian antecedents. The fresh and colorful wall paintings, in a sophisticated kashmiri style, appear to be a transposition of techniques intended for miniatures onto walls." "The masterly vision of the creators of the Sumtsek has melded a profusion of teachings, artistic formats, structural possibilities and the demands of a donor's personal vision, into a unified sanctuary."--BOOK JACKET.

Resources:
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description

ISBN:

157062240X
9781570622403

Subject:

Gsum-rtsegs (Temple : Alchi Gömpa, India)
Buddhist temples India Alchi Gömpa.
Buddhist mural painting and decoration India Alchi Gömpa.
Mural painting and decoration India Alchi Gömpa.
Buddhist mural painting and decoration
Buddhist temples
Buildings
Mural painting and decoration
Alchi Gömpa (India) Buildings, structures, etc.
India Alchi Gömpa

Added entries:

Poncar, Jaroslav.
Linrothe, Robert N., 1951-
Dasser, Karl.

Holdings:

Location: Library main m 192743
Call No.: NA6008.A42.G64 (ID:97-B3814)
Status: Available

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