Sacred & Secular: The Piccus Collection of Tibetan Rugs
Robert P. Piccus

Architecture of the Newars: A History of Building Typologies and Details in Nepal (3 Volumes)
Niels Gutschow

Mongolian Buddhist Art: Masterpieces from the Museums of Mongolia
Volume I, Part 1 & 2: Thangkas, Embroideries, and Appliqués
Edited by Zara Fleming and J. Lkhagvademchig Shastri

Rugs have been woven and used in Tibet for centuries, but until recent years, have been ignored by collectors and scholars alike because available examples were generally brightly colored, chemically dyed, clearly modern commercial production of little aesthetic appeal. This situation changed in the mid-1980s when the Chinese authorities began to allow tourism and foreign...  >More

Architecture of the Newars by Niels Gutschow presents the entire history of architecture in the Valley of Kathmandu and its neighbours over a period of 1,500 years - right up to the present. It is a rare tribute to an urban culture which has preserved fascinating lifestyles to this very day. Gutschow first travelled to Nepal in 1962, returning in 1970 after reading...  >More

Mongolian Buddhist Art: Masterpieces from the Museums of Mongolia presents for the first time 441 masterpieces of Mongolian Buddhist art from five major Mongolian museums: the Bogd Kahn Palace Museum, the Choijin Lama Temple Museum, the Zanabazar Museum of Fine Arts, the Erdene Zuu Museum and the Danzanravjaa Museum. Selected by the Centre for Cultural Heritage in...  >More