Abstract
THOSE who are familiar with the temples and palaces of China and Japan will be fascinated by the beautiful photographs of Nepalese buildings contained in Mr. Landon's book. In Nepal, Mongolian architecture reached its zenith. Not only was the Nepalese architect a master of his art, but he was also assisted by expert wood carvers and metal workers who beautified the doors, windows, and eaves of every building with bold and original designs. The photographs, unfortunately, can give no hint of the colour of the buildings. In the text we read of rose-tinted walls, black woodwork, and brilliantly painted eaves. The buildings themselves we can never see, for the frontiers of Nepal are closed to Europeans.
Nepal.
By Perceval Landon. Vol. 1. Pp. xxiii + 358 + 8 plates. Vol. 2. Pp. viii + 363 + 7 plates. (London: Constable and Co., Ltd., 1928.) 63s. net.
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Nepal. Nature 122, 874–875 (1928). https://doi.org/10.1038/122874a0
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