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Art and Architecture in Ladakh shows how the region�s cultural development has been influenced by its location across the great communications routes linking India with Tibet and Central Asia. Edited by Erberto Lo Bue and John Bray, the collection contains 17 research papers by experienced international art historians and architectural conservationists, as well as emerging scholars from Ladakh itself. Their topics range widely over time, from prehistoric rock art to mediaeval Buddhist stupas and wall paintings, as well as early modern castle architecture, the inter-regional trade in silk brocades, and the challenges of 21st century conservation. Taken together, these studies complement each other to provide a detailed view of Ladakh's varied cultural inheritance in the light of the latest research. Contributors include: Monisha Ahmed, Marjo Alafouzo, Andre Alexander, Chiara Bellini, Kristin Blancke, John Bray, Laurianne Bruneau, Andreas Catanese, Philip Denwood, Quentin Devers, Phuntsog Dorjay, Hubert Feiglstorfer, John Harrison, Neil and Kath Howard, Gerald Kozicz, Erberto Lo Bue, Filippo Lunardo, Kacho Mumtaz Ali Khan, Heinrich Poell, Tashi Ldawa Thsangspa and Martin Vernier.
Art and Architecture in Ladakh: Cross-cultural Transmissions in the Himalayas and Karakoram, Erberto Lo Bue and John Bray, Brill, Hardcover, 438 Pages, $198.00
Erberto Lo Bue did research in Ladakh since 1978. He taught Indian and Central Asian Art History, and Tibetan as Associate Professor at Bologna University. His publications, including Wonders of Lo (Marg, 2010), are related chiefly to Tibetan and Himalayan art.
John Bray is President of the International Association for Ladakh Studies (IALS). His earlier publications include Ladakhi Histories (Brill, 2005), as well as research papers in the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, Zentralasiatische Studien and The Tibet Journal.
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| Chapter | Page | | | | List of Contributors | vii | | | | List of Illustrations | xii | | | | Introduction
by John Bray | 1 | | | | 1. | Ancient Petroglyphs of Ladakh: New Discoveries and Documentation
by Tashi Ldawa Thsangspa | 15 | | | | 2. | Embedded in Stone-Early Buddhist Rock Art of Ladakh
by Phuntsog Dorjay | 35 | | | | 3. | Historic Ruins in the Gya Valley, Eastern Ladakh, and a Consideration of Their Relationship to the History of Ladakh and Maryul With an Appendix on the War of Tsede (rTse Ide) of Guge in 1083 CE by Philip Denwood
by Kath Howard | 68 | | | | 4. | An Archaeological Account of Ten Ancient Painted Chortens in Ladakh and Zanskar
by Martin Vernier | 100 | | | | 5. | The Chorten (mChod rten) with the Secret Chamber near Nyarma
by Gerald Kozicz | 141 | | | | 6. | The Dating of the Sumtsek Temple at Alchi
by Philip Denwood | 159 | | | | 7. | The Iconography and the Historical Context of the Drinking Scene in the Dukhang at Alchi, Ladakh
by Marjo Alafouzo | 167 | | | | 8. | The Wood Carvings of Lachuse. A Hidden Jewel of Early Mediaeval Ladakhi Art
by Heinrich Poell | 191 | | | | 9. | The mGon khang of dPe thub (Spituk): A Rare Example of 15th Century Tibetan Painting from Ladakh
by Chiara Bellini | 226 | | | | 10. | Chigtan Castle and Mosque: A Preliminary Historical and Architectural Analysis
by Martin Vernier | 254 | | | | 11. | Lamayuru (Ladakh)-Chenrezik Lhakang: The Bar Do Thos Grol Illustrated as a Mural Painting
by Kristin Blancke | 274 | | | | 12. | The Lost Paintings of Kesar
by John Bray | 298 | | | | 13. | Tshogs zhing: a Wall Painting in the New 'Du khang of Spituk (dPe thub)
by Filippo Lunardo | 314 | | | | 14. | From Benaras to Leh-The Trade and Use of Silk-brocade
by Monisha Ahmed | 329 | | | | 15. | Conservation of Leh Old Town-Concepts and Challenges
by Andreas Catanese | 348 | | | | 16. | Revealing Traditions in Earthen Architecture: Analysis of Earthen Building Material and Traditional Constructions in the Western Himalayas
by Hubert Feiglstorfer | 364 | | | | 17. | Conservation of Architectural Heritage in Ladakh
by John Harrison | 388 | | | | Bibliography | 400 | | | | Index | 428 | | | |
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