Andrew Quintman and the Thangka Collection of the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
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In this video produced for the Yale Himalaya Initiative, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, Andrew Quintman, provides an introduction to the aesthetic, cultural and religious significance of thangka paintings in the Himalaya. This video is supplemented with a longer video exploring five more thangkas from the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library's collection of over 70, all of which can be viewed online at http://beinecke.library.yale.edu/collections/highlights/tanka-collection
Photo credits: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
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