Visions of Albion

Sutherland, Patrick

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Rightfully called "the garden of England," the county of Kent can boast of an impressive seacoast bordered by cliffs, small towns of infinite charm, and naturally rich and fertile soil in which greenery flourishes. Combining the best a guidebook has to offer with a history of how the region developed, a born-and-bred Kentishman relates a fascinating tale of a place filled with character and spirit. Breathtaking photographs show majestic landscapes, churches, manors, and farms, and nature at its wildest. 160 pages, 65 color illus., 51 b/w illus., 7 9/16 x 10 3/8.

Kent

Travel

NICOLSON, Nigel

Europe

Seven Dials

English summary: Founded in the late 10th century CE, Khorchag monastery in Purang, Western Tibet (Ngari Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, PR China), is one of the three earliest Buddhist monasteries of historical Western Tibet and, due to its ancient sacred artistic heritage, renowned all over Tibet. The detailed visual documentation of the architecture, wall-paintings, sculptures and ritual paraphernalia extant in Khorchag, as well as the intimate visual documentation of ritual and festival traditions, provides rich and to a large degree new information and substantial study material for visitors and students of this important place. Most of this material is recorded, presented and discussed in this volume for the first time. Including oral and written accounts of relationships in pre-modern periods as well as reports on recent achievements in preserving and restoring specific religious and cultural traditions, this volume gives an overview of the history, socio-economic organisation, building structure, art history and religious traditions of this monastery. It also provides insight into the cultural heritage of the village population, such as local song and dance traditions and performances of religious plays.  German description: Das Kloster Khortschag (Tibetisch 'Khor chags, Chinesisch Kuojia) in Purang, Westtibet (Präfektur Ngari, Autonome Region, VR China), gegr|ndet zu Ende des 10. Jahrhunderts unserer Zeitrechnung, ist eines der drei ältesten buddhistischen Klöster des historischen Westtibet. In der Nähe des heiligen Berges Kailas gelegen, ist das Kloster bis heute in ganz Tibet wegen seines Erbes alter sakraler Kunst ber|hmt. Die visuelle Dokumentation seiner Architektur und der in Khortschag erhaltenen Wandmalereien, Skulpturen und Ritualgegenstände sowie der religiösen und festlichen Traditionen, die in diesem Band mit grossteils neuen Informationen zum ersten Mal vorgestellt und erläutert werden, bietet reichhaltiges Studienmaterial f|r alle, die diesen historisch bedeutenden Ort besuchen oder studieren. Mit m|ndlichen und schriftlichen Berichten zu den Verhältnissen in vormodernen Zeiten sowie Angaben zur Erhaltung und Wiederherstellung der spezifischen religiösen und kulturellen Traditionen vermittelt dieser Band einen Überblick |ber die Geschichte, sozio-ökonomische Organisation, Baukultur, Kunstgeschichte und religiösen Traditionen dieses Klosters und gibt Einblick in die kulturellen Traditionen der Dorfbevölkerung, wie zum Beispiel Lied- und Tanztraditionen und die Auff|hrung religiöser St|cke.

Khorchag: An Overview of its History and Culture (Denkschriften Der Philosophisch-Historischen Klasse) (English, Tibetan and Chinese Edition)

Arts & Photography

Jahoda, Christian

Gyalbo, Tsering

Kalantari, Christiane

History & Criticism

Austrian Academy of Sciences Press

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