Tibet, land of mysteries, land of the snows, fobidden and secretive, land of the Shrines of a thousand Buddhas.
Dr. Giuseppe Tucci and his travelling companion, Captain Ghersi, once more enlighten the scholar and avid armchair reader with their daring tales and factual accounts of the life, art and culture in the Tibet of the 1930s.
Tibet is a land of mystery, its history shrouded in the mists of time and closed to the outside world. A way of life locked up behind an impenetrable range of mountains and deserts. All but a few hardy explorers have been forbidden to enter this desolate but strangely beautiful land.
Captain Ghersi's wonderful photographs illustrate the fabulous monasteries and landscapes as well as detail of the statues, idols and paintings.
Spiti, Gartok, Kaze and Tabo, Rabgyeling, Toling and Tsaparang.
Where are these isolated regions and monasteries, and what was their significance to Tibetan Buddhism?
The illuminating descriptions of the magical light, brilliant colour and stunning mountain ranges of the high plateau and its monasteries will dazzle the imagination.
Whether a student of Tibetan customs, or simply an avid armchair traveller, this book will appeal to all with an interest in the geographical, historical and cultural life in the Tibet of the early twentieth century. |
