Himalayas: An Aesthetic Adventure

Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 2003. 1st Edition . Soft cover. New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. In English. Presumed first paperback edition. 12 x 9.5 inches. Fully illustrated color wrappers, with white-stamped lettering. Unbumped spine head and tail, and with sharp corners. Text block firmly bound in. With 308 numbered pages, and profusely illustrated in color. An unread book, still in the original shrinkwrap. Gift quality. 3 lbs. 14 oz. This is a catalogue from the exhibitions held April to August 2003 in Chicago and in DC from October 2003 to January 2004. "This sweeping survey of the artistic achievements of Himalayan culture is the first major exhibition to include objects from all the major religions of the region. Created to accompany the landmark art exhibition that will include almost two hundred of the finest works of art created between the sixth and nineteenth centuries in India, Nepal, Tibet, and Bhutan, this book explores the particular beauty that evolved from the spiritual traditions unique to the Himalayas. Lavishly illustrated with many rarely seen images, Himalayas conveys the spiritual aspirations of those who defied the physical hardships of an arduous mountain terrain to express their soaring creative spirit.