Lynn Levenberg: Tibetan Women's Jewelry, Gebunden
Tibetan Women's Jewelry
- Publisher:
- Arnoldsche Art Publishers, 04/2026
- Binding:
- Gebunden
- Language:
- Englisch
- ISBN-13:
- 9783897907270
- Item number:
- 11862562
- Volume:
- 1056 Pages
- other:
- 1205 color illustrations
- Weight:
- 5316 g
- Format:
- 304 x 235 mm
- Thickness:
- 71 mm
- Release date:
- 21.4.2026
- Note
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Caution: Product is not in German language
Blurb
Tibetan Women's Jewelry describes the cultural history of Central Tibet told through traditional jewelry and trade from the 17th century of the 5th Dalai Lama through the 14th Dalai Lama's 1959 exile to India.
***Tibetan Women's Jewelry***describes the cultural history of Central Tibet told through traditional jewelry and trade from the 17th century of the 5th Dalai Lama through the 14th Dalai Lama's 1959 exile to India. This art book presents 10 distinctive styles of women's relic boxes (Gaus), plus headdresses, ear pendants, shoulder chatelaines, and waist ornaments. The author reveals the original names of pieces and how and when these beautiful treasures were worn. This innovative study establishes for the first time that jewelry styles changed with each Dalai Lama, setting an important dating precedent for all Tibetan collectibles. Meticulous research makes this the definitive scholarly publication on Tibetan jewelry.
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