Title: Flames of devotion : oil lamps from South and Southeast Asia and the Himalayas /
Authors: Anderson, Sean, 1972-; University of California, Los Angeles.
Publisher: UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History,
Year: 2006
Subjects: Pal, Pratapaditya Art collections Exhibitions.; Pal, Chitralekha Art collections Exhibitions.; University of California, Los Angeles. Exhibitions.; Lamps South Asia Exhibitions.; Art metal-work South Asia Exhibitions.; Lamps Private collections California Los Angeles Exhibitions.; Lamps California Los Angeles Exhibitions.; South Asia Religious life and customs Exhibitions.
Abstract: "This volume, to accompany the exhibition at the UCLA Fowler Museum in the fall of 2006, contains 76 photos of oil lamps and incense burners from South and Southeast Asia donated by Chitralekha and Pratapaditya Pal, who wrote the foreword. Anderson, who cataloged the collection, provides an historical essay that also discusses the lamps' style, motifs, and use in festivals, along with color photos. There is no index" (booknews.com).
Contents: Foreword -- Collector's remarks -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Note on orthography -- Flames of devotion -- Catalog -- List of Sanskrit terms with diacritical marks.