Hardcover with DC, 248 pages, color illustrated, London 1991, very good
Revised and Updated Edtion of a classic. Definitive monograph on subject. A magnificent production by Asia Books: Oversize-volume format. Gray hard boards with gilt titles embossed on cover and spine, as issued. Photographs and text by Luca Invernizzi Tettoni and Steve Van Beek. Appendices. In pictorial DJ with orange titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Covers and discusses in lavish, meticulous and scrupulous detail every major form and period of the great kingdom's art. Provides a complete overview of one of the world's richest and most unique artistic traditions. An internationally acclaimed reference book, and deservedly so, which can be experienced purely as an aesthetic pleasure. avishly illustrated with 230 illustrations, 177 color plates.