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a hard cover copy with aubergine cloth boards, gilt lettering and unclipped, illustrated dust jacket. There is foxing and toning throughout but the text, drawings, maps and photographs are clear and legible. There are two fold out maps. There are blue ink annotations. The dust jacket has some wear and rubbing to the edges and a tear to the bottom edge of the spine. There is a previous owner’s ink inscription on the inside front page. Now in a clear, removable cover to protect from damage.
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers
Publication Date: 1991
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This work is the outcome of painstaking research on the evolution of stupas in Burma, Pagan Period, 11th to 13th centuries a.d. Burma known as the land of pagodas is nowhere so rich in the number of pagodas as in Pagan. The stupendous vastness of the ruins reminiscent of the glory that was of Pagan in its heyday inspired this study. The evolution traced back to the beginning of the stupa structure in India, deals with the various architectural phases (duly illustrated) it passed through ending with the final stage in the Rhwedagum Pagoda in Rangoon (Burma). Apart from the material side of the study, there is the need of looking into the aesthetic and spiritual side of the evolution. That religious architecture is a barometer of the material prosperity and social outlook of the people, besides being the handmaid of the spiritual aspirations of the devotees, is amply discernible in this study.
The value of the art survey in this work is further enhanced by the inclusion of over 138 photographs. Moreover, besides the magnificent Pagan art, it gives a comparative view of the religious architectural development in the Asian countries contemporaneous with the Pagan Period.
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