Pagan: Art and Architecture of Old Burma

by Paul Strachan

Pp. vii, (4), 159; double-page frontispiece map, 34 color plates, 160 black-and-white illustrations, 32 fine line-drawings (many are plan-views of monuments). Publisher's original blue cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine and front cover, color pictorial dust jacket, 4to. The work is divided into three parts. Part 1 presents the past exploration and scholarship on Pagan as well as the rise of dynasties there. Part II documents the 70 monuments with detailed analysis of architecture and iconographic contents. Part III is designed as a field-guide for the art historian, connoisseur, and for those interested in Buddhist culture. No ownership marks and no signs of use.

200 pages, Hardcover

First published February 1, 1995