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After 2 years in preparation we are very proud to present
Les Fleurs de la Dévotion
Biba Vilayleck & Baj Strobel
Now also available in France !
all orders to: [email protected]
BookdesignbyOlivierLeduc-Stein
204pages,339illustrations,25x22cm
PublishedinFrenchlanguage
January2012,Price35$/29€
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Splendeur, sensualité, luxuriance qualient les eurs
etplantestropicalesduLaos;bienqu’utiliséescomme
comestibles, pour leurs vertus médicinales ou comme
matériauxdeconstruction,ellesontaussiunfortecharge
symboliqueetunefonctiondansl’artreligieux.
Lesauteurs,Michèle-BajStrobeletElisabethVilayleck
ontobservéavecattentionlespratiquescontemporaines
delatraditionbouddhistedanslestemplesmonastères
deVientiane.Ellesapportentainsiunéclairagenouveau
sur le culte, les décors et l’art oral d’un peuple
profondément ancré dans son environnement naturel.
Touteslesplantesutilisées(140)sontrépertoriéespar
leurnomlao,leurnomeuropéen,quandilexiste,etpar
leurnomscientique;unglossaireetunebibliographie
complètentl’ouvrage.
Splendid,sensuous,andlush,tropicalowersandplants
inLaos,alsoplayapowerfulroleinLaotraditionallife
not only as food, medicine and construction materials
for shelter, but also as enduring spiritual symbols and
delicateworksofart.Delvingthoughtfullyintotheliving
traditionsof Buddhistpractice inthe ornatetemples of
Vientiane.
Theauthors,Michèle-BajStrobelandElisabethVilayleck,
describearichtapestryofdevotionanddisciplineinthe
oral decoration, ceremony and symbols revered by
generationsoforange-cladmonksandthepeoplethey
guideonthejourneyoflife.
Allthe140plantsdescribedinthetextarenotedwiththeir
Laos,vernacularandscienticname,anindexaswellas
abibliographycompletethepublication.