poster - Sarah Richardson RSLT Colloquium

The Book on Display: Image and Narrative in Medieval Tibet

Heather Thornton

In the 14th century, innovative monks from Tibet's Shalu temple reimagined space and mural painting to provide public access to text. Illustrating stories of the Buddha's former lives along a pilgrim's passageway, the book thereafter became a traversable experience. Dr. Sarah Richardson will be speaking to this topic at the UCR Religious Studies Colloquium on Thursday, January 25th from 11:10am -12:30pm, INTN 2043, University of California Riverside. The title of her talk is The Book on Display: Image & Narrative in Medieval Tibet.