Tibetan and Himalayan Library - THL

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Photographs in Crafts

Tibetan woman next to the monastery. Ornately decorated doors to the main chapel of the Assembly Hall. Ornately decorated doors to the main chapel of the Assembly Hall. Close-up of stupa made of prayer flags and prayer flags in the outskirts of Derge. Stupa made of prayer flags and prayer flags in the outskirts of Derge. Stupa made of prayer flags and prayer flags in the outskirts of Derge. Seats and silk hangings in Derge Monastery's Assembly Hall. Seats and silk hangings in Derge Monastery's Assembly Hall.
Silk hangings in the Assembly Hall at Derge Monastery. A young boy threading pages at the Derge Publishing House. Stacks of finished texts. A man binding book pages. A young boy threading pages. A young boy threading pages. The floor of the room where the paper is cut. Men smoothing the edges of texts.
The vise that holds the texts to be cut. The vise that holds the texts to be cut. The blade that cuts the paper. Men smoothing the edges of texts. The vise that holds the texts to be cut. A stack of blank wood blocks and bowls used in making ink. A worker making ink. A worker making ink. 
A worker making ink. A worker making ink. Workers curing wood blocks used in making traditional Tibetan texts. Shelves of wood blocks used in making traditional Tibetan texts. Workers making prints from wood blocks on pages dyed yellow. A worker printing pages from a wood block. A worker printing pages from a wood block. Wood blocks used to print prayer flags.

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