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Thai Art And Culture: Historic Manuscripts From Western Collections
by Ginsburg, Henry
About This Book
Thai manuscripts were often lavishly illustrated with exquisite depictions of Buddhist tales and cosmology, and were traditionally used as preaching books. Other non-religious manuscripts dealt with fortune-telling, medical treatments and animals important in Thai culture. In this fascinating new study, fully illustrated in colour throughout, Ginsburg portrays not only the Thai Buddhist religion and imagery that is a familiar facet of life in Thailand, but also the history of its extensive trading relations with the West, crucial to a full understanding and appreciation of its art and culture.
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