Amy Heller, Tibetan Art, Antique Collectors' Club, 1999, Very Good+ hardcover w/dust jacket

Heller, Amy. Milano: Editoriale Jaca Book / Antique Collectors' Club, 1999. 

English, Very Good+, HC, 4to, 12" x 9 1/2", 240 pp.  

ISBN: 8816690046

Hardcover in black cloth. Slight cocking to spine, small bump to top front tip, some sunning to edges, and minor soiling to half title page. Very Good black pictorial dust jacket, minor bumps to top tips and head, some shelf wear, now in Mylar. 240 pp. Includes a map of pilgrims' and commercial routes, black-and-white and full-color images of Tibetan spiritual art objects in various mediums, from golden statues to structures of worship. Tibetan Art: Tracing the Development of Spiritual Ideals and Art in Tibet, 600-2000 A.D. covers the Tibetan Empire, the rise of Buddhism, the Tibetan Renaissance, and the Era of the Dalai Lamas, and focuses on situating the art objects within their original spiritual context. Wonderful reference to Tibetan cultural history with plenty of pictorial support.