Buddhist Paintings of Tun-Huang in the National Museum of New Delhi, by Lokesh Chandra and Nirmala Sharma

Long-awaited by many with an interest in Buddhist art and iconography, this beautifully illustrated volume presents the third of the three great collections of Tun-Huang art, the other being the Stein Collection at the British Museum, and the Pelliot Collection at Musée Guimet. Written by the world's leading scholar in Tibetan, Central Asian and Chinese Buddhism, with a renowned expert in Buddhist studies and art, this book offers a deep insight into the scale and quality of this collection. It contains 280 pages and 144 photographs and 9 illustrations, all reproduced on heavy art paper in full colour.