Mustang Building, Tibetan Temples and Vernacular Architecture in Nepal Himalaya, by John Harrison

Mustang is a district in Nepal, but it lies north of the main Himalayan chain, on the Tibetan plateau. The kingdom of Lo, with its capital of Lo Mantang, was established in the 15th century and became a rich and powerful regional state. Its culture was Tibetan, and its architecture was Tibetan.

This book is the first study of that architecture.

Tibetan Temples were built in Mustang and adorned with magnificient wall paintings, and they survive today when much of the architecture and art of Tibet itself was lost during the Chinese Cultural Revolution from 1966 to 1976. We look at these temples, but also at the rich variety of vernacular architecture of houses, villages and towns, palaces, ruined castles and domed stupas, and the medieval walled town of Lo Mantang.

The book is fully illustrated with architectural drawings and with photographs of the buildings in their setting in the wild bare landscapes beyond the Himalaya.