The Sky Face : Kirtimukha and Related Hybrid Creatures in the Architecture of Nepal South and Southeast Asia

Book Details: Title: The Sky Face Kirtimukha and related Hybrid Creatures in the Architecture of Nepal South and Southeast Asia Author: Niels Gutschow ISBN : 9789937933094 Pages: 489 Weight: 2.050 Kgs Date of Publication: July, 2019 Table of Contents: 9 Foreword Part I Introduction 17 About the Meaning and Symbolism in Mythic Art 20 The European Legacy 25 The Lion in Art and Architecture 52 Kirtimukha at Sculptures, 5th to 17th Centuries 59 Kirtimukha's Identity with the Atmosphere - the Sky Face 63 Kirtimukha's Brother, the Sun-Bird Garuda 71 Kirtimukha, the Devouring Sun , and the Breath of Life - an identity of Contraries Part II Nepal 83 Introduction 87 Building Components Bearing Kirtimukhas 97 Animals and Hybrid Cretures in Newar Architecture 111 The Early Phase: Temples, Shrines and Buddhist Votive Architecture - 7th to 11th Centuries 145 Temples - 13th to 18th Centuries 239 Patan Palace (Darbar) - 16th to 18th Centuries 279 Buddhist Votive Architecture - 17th to 19th Centur