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A Priest's Manual17th century

Not on view
Illustrated manuscript folded open in three sections: a painted mandala in red, teal, and gold on the top panel, with two pages of handwritten South Asian script below
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
A Priest's Manual
Place Made
Nepal
Date Made
17th century
Medium
Opaque watercolor and ink on paper
Dimensions
Closed: 3 7/8 x 9 in. (9.84 x 22.9 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Robert S. Coles
Accession Number
M.82.169.21
Classification
Manuscripts
Collecting Area
South and Southeast Asian Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Pal, Pratapaditya. Art of Nepal. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; University of California Press, 1985.
  • Tuchman, Maurice; R. Welsh; C. Blotkamp; C. Eldredge; S. Ringbom; Å. Fant; J. Bowlt; C. Douglas; R. Long; L. Henderson; H. Watts; J. Moffitt; W. Rushing; W. Moritz; D. Kuspit; G. Imanse; E. Kasinec; B. Kerdimun; R. Galbreath; Judi Freeman. The Spiritual in Art: Abstract Painting 1890-1985. New York: Abbeville Press, 1986.