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In Archaeology of Tibetan Books , Agnieszka Helman-Ważny explores the varieties of artistic expression, materials, and tools that have shaped Tibetan books over the millennia. Digging into the history of the bookmaking craft, the author approaches these ancient texts primarily through the lens of their artistry, while simultaneously showing them as physical objects embedded in pragmatic, economic, and social frameworks. She provides analyses of several significant Tibetan books—which usually carry Buddhist teachings—including a selection of manuscripts from Dunhuang from the 1st millennium C.E., examples of illuminated manuscripts from Western and Central Tibet dating from the 15th century, and fragments of printed Tibetan Kanjurs from as early as 1410. This detailed study of bookmaking sheds new light on the books' philosophical meanings.

Books --- Bookbinding --- Book design --- Printing --- Papermaking --- Manuscripts, Tibetan --- Archaeology and history --- Arts, Tibetan --- 091 =954 --- Tibetan arts --- Historical archaeology --- History and archaeology --- History --- Tibetan manuscripts --- Paper making and trade --- Paper manufacture --- Paper --- Pulping --- Printing, Practical --- Typography --- Graphic arts --- Design, Book --- Graphic design (Typography) --- Binding of books --- Print finishing processes --- Library materials --- Publications --- Bibliography --- Cataloging --- International Standard Book Numbers --- 091 =954 Handschriftenkunde. Handschriftencatalogi--Tibetaanse talen --- Handschriftenkunde. Handschriftencatalogi--Tibetaanse talen --- History. --- Conservation and restoration --- History and criticism. --- Format --- Tibet Region --- Bod Region --- Greater Tibet --- Hsi-tang Region --- Sitsang Region --- Thibet Region --- Tibbata Region --- Wei-tsang Region --- Xi zang Region --- Xizang Region --- Antiquities. --- Bibliopegy --- Conservation and restoration&delete& --- History and criticism

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