Cosmologies and Biologies: Illuminated Siamese Manuscripts of Death, Time and the Body

by Justin McDaniel and Justin Thomas McDaniel

A beautifully illustrated study of rare and unique Siamese manuscripts.

This book is a fascinating exploration of rare Siamese illuminated manuscripts of two kinds: biological and cosmological. Beautiful in themselves, they are produced under unusual conditions, and though they draw on a common pool of rituals, actions, and stories, each is unique. This book examines and contextualizes fourteen of the most striking and visually distinctive...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1912168286
• ISBN13: 9781912168286
• Release Date: October 2024
• Publisher: Ad Ilissvm
• Length: 176 Pages