Tabo

Gods of Light. The Indo-Tibetan Masterpiece - Revisited

Peter van Ham, Gerald Kozicz, Tsenshap Serkong Rinpoche

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Hirmer Verlag
10 October 2024

Oriental art; Buddhism

Over one thousand years old, the Buddhist monastery complex of Tabo with its exquisitely preserved works of art ranks among the most fascinating cultural and historical treasures of mankind. The new edition of this richly illustrated volume shows the beauty of these legendary sanctuaries for the first time in the highest digital resolution and describes in detail the entire gamut of Western Tibetan artistic styles.

The monastery of Tabo, located in the northern Indian Himalayan region and founded in 996 AD, is the oldest temple complex in the Tibetan cultural area that has been preserved in its original state. Tabo's main temple, the ""Temple of the Enlightened Gods"", is a unique work of art: 1000-year-old sculptures and paintings, created in an incomparably fine style by Indian and Western Tibetan artists, together form a walk-in, horizontal mandala. Only with special permission was Peter van Ham able to spend decades photographing the temple halls, which are otherwise off-limits to cameras - most recently in the world's highest digital resolution. In the book, he also provides detailed background information and the latest research findings on the spectacular yet endangered sanctuary.

By: Peter van Ham, Gerald Kozicz
Foreword by: Tsenshap Serkong Rinpoche
Imprint: Hirmer Verlag
Country of Publication: Germany
Dimensions: Height: 280mm, Width: 280mm,
Weight: 2.240kg
ISBN: 9783777443577
ISBN 10: 3777443573
Pages: 316
Publication Date: 10 October 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Peter van Ham is a Frankfurt-based author and photographer who has been researching Himalayan culture for nearly thirty years, documenting it in a dozen books to date.