The Story of Sigiri

Senarat Paranavitana

Colombo

:

Lake House Investments Limited

,

1972

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First Edition.

24cm x 18cm. ix, 282 pages. Illustrated wrappers.

“This book gives the results of researches into the history which centered round Sigiri carried out by Buddhamitra (of Suvarnnapura), a scholar of the fifteenth century, who unlike the “scientific historians” of present day Ceylon, studied history in depth . . . Here for the first time is given in absorbing detail, the political, economic, social and religious background against which the drama of Sigiri was enacted.” (from blurb) Includes romanised Sanskrit text of research accounts.

Creasing and rubbing to wrappers, minor annotation to upper panel. Foxing to edges. Previous owner’s name, minor underlining. Good Condition.