Following an informative overview of the intrinsic relationship of Buddhist deities to Tibetan art，an assortment of illustrations includes temple paintings, books, wood blocks, masks, sand mandalas and calligraphy. Written by an anthropologist at the American Museum of Natural History，this text surveys the religious arts of Tibet. Following an overview of Buddhist deities and beliefs, Gordon describes various paintings, sculptures, ritual objects and other examples of religious artwork and explains the methods and materials used in their creation. Black and white photographs accompany the descriptions. The volume was originally published by Columbia University Press in New York on 1952.
