| Christianity in Asia: Sacred Art and Visual Splendour Contributor(s): Carvalho, Pedro Moura (Author), Onn, Clement (Author), Perczel, István (Author) |
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ISBN: 9810996853 ISBN-13: 9789810996857 Publisher: Asian Civilisations Museum OUR PRICE: $57.00 Product Type: Hardcover Published: June 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | Subjects & Themes - Religious - Religion | Christian Church - Growth - Art | Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions - General |
| LCCN: 2016326204 |
| Physical Information: 286 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Christianity in Asia explores the spread of the religion across Asia, and the art it inspired. This fully illustrated catalogue is aimed at a general audience, and accompanies the first exhibition exclusively dedicated to this topic. The book shows how local artists interpreted well-established Christian iconography, with new materials, and in often surprising ways. Essays explore earliest Christian art in Central Asia, India, and China; interest in Christian art at the Islamic courts; and works associated with missionary activities in China, South and Southeast Asia, and Japan. |