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Nepal: a guide to the art and architecture of the Kathmandu Valley
Nepal. A Guide to the Art and Architecture of the Kathmandu Valley
240 pages, Hardcover
First published November 15, 1994
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February 8, 2026
Given that it's the only book that offers an approach to the art and architecture of the Kathmandu Valley, it deserves praise.
However, it's only of interest to art historians or history enthusiasts (not to tourists). And, unfortunately, it's very formalistic, very historicist, and outdated in its understanding of aesthetics.
This makes it, despite its undeniable value, a somewhat dry, abstract, and....yes, a tedious read.
Anyway, unvaluable when it provides guide-maps to temples and iconographic diagrams.
However, it's only of interest to art historians or history enthusiasts (not to tourists). And, unfortunately, it's very formalistic, very historicist, and outdated in its understanding of aesthetics.
This makes it, despite its undeniable value, a somewhat dry, abstract, and....yes, a tedious read.
Anyway, unvaluable when it provides guide-maps to temples and iconographic diagrams.
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