The Life of the Buddha
A former curator at the British Library and author on Southeast Asian art and history, Herbert has specialized in Burma. Here she introduces English readers to the life and teaching of the Buddha as narrated and depicted in Burmese manuscript sources. Each page of text is faced with color illustrations from two of the British Library's Burmese life-of-the-Buddha manuscripts. Originally published in 1993 by the British Library. She includes extensive notes and a glossary without pronunciation,...
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A former curator at the British Library and author on Southeast Asian art and history, Herbert has specialized in Burma. Here she introduces English readers to the life and teaching of the Buddha as narrated and depicted in Burmese manuscript sources. Each page of text is faced with color illustrations from two of the British Library's Burmese life-of-the-Buddha manuscripts. Originally published in 1993 by the British Library. She includes extensive notes and a glossary without pronunciation, but no index. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, ORLibrary JournalHerbert, who works at the British Library, has given us a marvelous visual introduction to the Buddhist manuscript art of Burma. She presents 30 double-page spreads from two of the British Library's most prized Burmese life of the Buddha manuscripts. Beneath each reproduction is an English translation of the text on the Buddha's life. A brief (11-page) introduction offers background on the Buddha's teachings, Buddhist art, and Burmese manuscript art, while a helpful appendix provides notes about each reproduction, both from a historical and an artistic standpoint. Though there are many books on Buddhist art per se, the manuscript art of Burma has been largely ignored. With its exquisite format, this book admirably fills that gap. A useful book for both art historians and lay readers, this is highly recommended.-- David Bourquin, California State Univ . , San Bernardino
\ Library JournalHerbert, the former curator of the British Library's Oriental and India Office Collections, offers Buddha's life and teachings as depicted in two 19th-century Burmese manuscripts. Buttressed by 30 color illustrations and a glossary, the text tells the story of Buddha and Buddhism, plus the history of Buddhist art. Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.\ \ \ \ \ Library JournalHerbert, who works at the British Library, has given us a marvelous visual introduction to the Buddhist manuscript art of Burma. She presents 30 double-page spreads from two of the British Library's most prized Burmese life of the Buddha manuscripts. Beneath each reproduction is an English translation of the text on the Buddha's life. A brief (11-page) introduction offers background on the Buddha's teachings, Buddhist art, and Burmese manuscript art, while a helpful appendix provides notes about each reproduction, both from a historical and an artistic standpoint. Though there are many books on Buddhist art per se, the manuscript art of Burma has been largely ignored. With its exquisite format, this book admirably fills that gap. A useful book for both art historians and lay readers, this is highly recommended.-- David Bourquin, California State Univ . , San Bernardino\ \
