| Description |
138 pages : colour illustrations, colour maps ; 30 cm |
| Contents |
Historical Manuscripts and Documents -- Life of the Buddha and the Ten Birth tales -- Story of the Monk Phra Malai -- Cosmology -- Fortune Telling and other Treatises |
| Summary |
"Thai manuscripts were often lavishly illustrated with exquisite depictions of Buddhist tales and cosmology, and were traditionally used as preaching books. Other non-religious manuscripts dealt with fortune-telling, medical treatments, and animals important in Thai culture." "Henry Ginsburg presents the social and historical context in which they were produced, through original documents of the period including maps from as early as the sixteenth century, royal speeches, trading documents, official letters and evocative period photographs." "In this new study, fully illustrated in colour throughout, Ginsburg portrays not only the Thai Buddhist religion and imagery that is a familiar facet of life in Thailand, but also the history of its extensive trading relations with the West, crucial to a full understanding and appreciation of its art and culture."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Includes items exhibited at the Thailand Cultural Centre, Bangkok, November 1996, together with other relevant items from western collections |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 136-137) and index |
| Subject |
Buddhist illumination of books and manuscripts -- Thailand.
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Illumination of books and manuscripts, Thai.
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| SUBJECT |
Thailand -- Civilization.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85134440
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| Author |
British Library.
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| LC no. |
00421371 |
| ISBN |
0712346201 |
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