Shrines of a Thousand Buddhas

Tibet, land of mysteries, land of snows, forbidden and secretive, land of the Shrines of a thouand Buddhas. Dr. Giuseppe Tucci and his travelling comapnion, Captain Ghersi, once more emlighten the scholar and avid armchair reader with their daring tales and factual accounts of the life, art and culture in the Tibet of the 1930s. Whether a student of Tibetan customs, or simply an avid armchair traveller, this book will appeal to all with an interest in the geographical, historical life in Tibet