Anna Maria Rossi and Fabio Rossi present Guardians of the Sacred Word, a fascinating exhibition celebrating the splendour of Tibetan manuscript covers in New York this autumn. The opulence of the 34 works on view, dating from the 12th to the 15th century, demonstrates the imaginative response of craftsmen to the influx of Indian Buddhist texts sweeping through Tibet. Carved, gilded and painted, these rare manuscript covers will be shown at the Barbara Mathes Gallery, 41 East 57th Street, New York, NY 10022, from Wednesday 18 September to Saturday 19 October 1996.
1.Upper and lower covers from an unidentified manuscript
2.Lower cover from an unidentified manuscript
3.Upper cover of an unidentified manuscript
4.Lower cover from an unidentified manuscript
5.Lower cover of an unidentified manuscript
6.Upper and lower covers from an unidentified manuscript
7.Upper cover from an unidentified manuscript marked with the letter ka, the first letter of the Tibetan alphabet
8.Lower cover from an unidentified manuscript
9.Upper cover from an unidentified manuscript
10.Upper and lower covers from an unidentified manuscript with the letter ka, the first letter of the Tibetan alphabet, painted in gold on red
11.Upper or lower cover of an unidentified manuscript
12.Upper cover from an unidentified manuscript, marked with the letter ba, the fifteenth letter of the Tibetan alphabet