| Bangkok Bookshop: Art & Architecture Architecture of Thailand: A Guide to Traditional and Contemporary Forms | Nithi Sthapitanonda, Brian Mertens ISBN: 0500342237 Thailand's architecture comes alive in this magnificently illustrated volume, the most comprehensive book on the subject yet published, exploring every genre from houses and farm huts to temples, palace and modern buildings. It's also the first major...(read more) | | BUY IT! | Art from Thailand | Robert Brown ISBN: 8185026467 This volume offers fresh insights into the artistic traditions of Thailand. The articles are not intended as a survey of these traditions, rather each presents the view of a particular scholar focused on an artistic area. Essays are included on...(read more) | | BUY IT! | Bangkok Design: Thai Ideas in Textiles and Furniture | Brian Mertens ISBN: 9812326006 Bangkok Design is the first book of its kind, exploring the acclaimed new furnishings from Thailand and the inspiration behind them. This book profiles 36 of the best Thai designers, showing how they translate their own culture and personal experiences...(read more) | | BUY IT! | Buddhist Sculpture of Northern Thailand | Carol Stratton ISBN: 1932476091 The art of the Northern kingdoms of Thailand was Buddhist, and the Buddha image was at its core. The purpose of traditional Buddhist art was not to delight the eye or "decorate," but to remind, enlighten, and instruct. For many years art...(read more) | | BUY IT! | In the Thai Style | Alexander Hay-Whitton ISBN: 9625938494 From the glittering chedis of Bangkok's Grand Palace to the rustic simplicity of village dwellings, Thailand offers a rich diversity of art, architecture, and design. IN THE THAI STYLE attempts to define the unique characteristics of Thai style, be it...(read more) | | BUY IT! | Thai Ceramic Art | J. D. van Oenen, N. Guerin ISBN: 9810507364 This publication is a detailed study of the 14th-16th century Thai ceramic wares that played a role in the local Buddhist and animist religious ceremonies, approached from an art historical point of view. It also establishes the degree of interaction...(read more) | | BUY IT! | The Arts of Thailand | Steve Van Beek ISBN: 9625932623 For over 1000 years Thailand has been a crossroads for the artistic traditions of India, Sri Lanka, Cambodia and Indonesia. Over that time, it has slowly developed its own unique style of artistic expression. This study, drawing on extensive museum,...(read more) | | BUY IT! | The Origins of Thai Art | Betty Gosling ISBN: 9748225992 This richly illustrated, very readable book presents a survey of early Thai art from prehistory to the thirteenth century within the context of recent art historical and related research. The myriad pieces of the complex cross-cultural jigsaw are fitted...(read more) | | BUY IT! |
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