Encyclopedia of Buddhist arts / supervised by Venerable Master Hsing Yun
- Bib ID:
- 8646723
- Format:
- Book
- Uniform Title:
- Shi jie fo jiao mei shu tu shuo da ci dian. English. and 世界佛教美術圖说大辞典. English.
- Description:
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- [Los Angeles, California] : Buddha's Light Publications USA, [2016]
- ©2016
- 20 volumes : illustrations (chiefly color), maps, portraits (chiefly color) ; 31 cm.
- ISBN:
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- 9781944271237 (set)
- 1944271236 (set)
- 9781944271039 (volume 1)
- 1944271031 (volume 1)
- 9781944271046 (volume 2)
- 194427104X (volume 2)
- 9781944271053 (volume 3)
- 1944271058 (volume 3)
- 9781944271060 (volume 4)
- 1944271066 (volume 4)
- 9781944271077 (volume 5)
- 1944271074 (volume 5)
- 9781944271084 (volume 6)
- 1944271082 (volume 6)
- 9781944271091 (volume 7)
- 1944271090 (volume 7)
- 9781944271107 (volume 8)
- 1944271104 (volume 8)
- 9781944271114 (volume 9)
- 1944271112 (volume 9)
- 9781944271121 (volume 10)
- 1944271120 (volume 10)
- 9781944271138 (volume 11)
- 1944271139 (volume 11)
- 9781944271145 (volume 12)
- 1944271147 (volume 12)
- 9781944271152 (volume 13)
- 1944271155 (volume 13)
- 9781944271169 (volume 14)
- 1944271163 (volume 14)
- 9781944271176 (volume 15)
- 1944271171 (volume 15)
- 9781944271183 (volume 16)
- 194427118X (volume 16)
- 9781944271190 (volume 17)
- 1944271198 (volume 17)
- 9781944271206 (volume 18)
- 1944271201 (volume 18)
- 9781944271213 (volume 19)
- 194427121X (volume 19)
- 9781944271220 (volume 20)
- 1944271228 (volume 20)
- Summary:
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"The Encyclopedia of Buddhist arts is a collection of nearly 10,000 entries and over 14,000 pictures on Buddhist arts from around the world. The 20 volumes of the collection are divided into 8 categories: Architecture (4 volumes), Caves & rock carvings (5 volumes), Sculpture (4 volumes), Painting (3 volumes), Artifacts & decorative arts (1 volume), Calligraphy (1/2 volume), Seal engraving (1/2 volume), People (1 volume). ..."--Page vi.
- Full contents:
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- [Volume] 1. Architecture A-F
- [Volume] 2. Architecture G-L
- [Volume] 3. Architecture M-S
- [Volume] 4. Architecture T-Z
- [Volume] 5. Caves & rock carvings A-E
- [Volume] 6. Caves & rock carvings F-L
- [Volume] 7. Caves & rock carvings M-Mo
- [Volume] 8. Caves & rock carvings Mo-S
- [Volume] 9. Caves & rock carvings T-Z
- [Volume] 10. Sculpture A-F
- [Volume] 11. Sculpture G-M
- [Volume] 12. Sculpture N-Sr
- [Volume] 13. Sculpture St-Z
- [Volume] 14. Painting A-H
- [Volume] 15. Painting I-O
- [Volume] 16. Painting P-Z
- [Volume] 17. Calligraphy & seal engraving
- [Volume] 18. Artifacts & decorative arts
- [Volume] 19. People
- [Volume] 20. Index.
- Notes:
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- Includes indexes.
- In English with original Chinese title on cover, and "conversion list" of vol. 20 also in Chinese.
- Subject:
- Form/genre:
- Encyclopedias.
- Other authors/contributors:
- Also Titled:
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- Buddhist arts
- Cover title also in Chinese: Shi jie fo jiao mei shu tu shuo da ci dian
- Cover title also in Chinese: 世界佛教美術圖说大辞典
- Copyright:
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- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 2016
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