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—Manly P. Hall


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Art

Beauty

Books

Buddhist

Christian

Collecting

Crafts

Dance

Dolls

Drama

Japan

Literature

Monuments

Museums

Music

Photography

Printing

Railway

Stamps

Symbolism

Art

Art, page 6

Art as Aesthetic Discipline (Part I of II),
page 36

Art As Aesthetic Discipline (Part II of II),
page 26

Art As an Index of Moral and Spiritual Development,
page 44

Art as Impulse and Impact - Part 1 of 4, page 21

Art as Impulse and Impact - Part 2 of 4, The Psychic
Content of Japanese Art, page 11

Art As Impulse and Impact - Part 3 of 4, An Analysis
of Folk Art, page 21

Art as Impulse and Impact - Part 4 of 4, Religious
Art, page 12

Art Minus Idea, page 5

The Art of the Surimono, page 69

Computerized Art, page 62

Curiosities in Art and Literature, page 47

The Decline and Fall of a Great Art, page 26

Eastern Art for Western Homes, page 55

Egyptian Amulets, page 10

Further Research on Otsu Art, page 29

Inner Meaning of Japanese Art, by Rev. Nyogen Senzaki,
page 34

Jamini Roy - His Art and His Psychology (Part I of III,
by Henry L. Drake): The Making of an Artist, page 22

Jamini Roy - His Art and His Psychology (Part II of III,
by Henry L. Drake): The Break with Western Tradition,
page 34

Jamini Roy - His Art and His Psychology (Part III of III,
by Henry L. Drake): The Fulfillment of a Mission,
page 28

Miniature Landscapes, page 59

The Muses, page 17

The Mystery of the Otsu Painters, page 19

Navajo Sand Paintings, page 33

A Neglected Field of Art: The Importance of Preliminary
Sketches, page 11

Nosatsu Fuda - Pasting Pictures, page 24

Notes on Art and Architecture, page 29

Notes on Sumi Painting, page 52

Notes to the Art Collector, page 36

The Penitentes and the Folk Art of New Mexico, page 32

The Philosophy of Oriental Flower Arrangement, page 49

Pictures Cut in Stone, page 11

Proverbs, page 10 

The Psychological Meaning of Tibetan Art, page 10

Rajput Painting, by A. J. Howie, page 75

Sesshu, the Zen Painter, page 74

The Singing Line (Part I of II), page 38

The Singing Line (Part II of II), page 51

Something Different in Art, by Elizabeth Connelly, page 59

Surimono: The Little Japanese Prints, page 41

The Wonderful World of Netsuke, page 16

Woodblock Printing in the East and West, page 33


Beauty

Beauty in Short Supply, page 11

A Little Essay on Beauty, page 47


Books

Bookplates as a Hobby (Part I of II), by Pearl M.
Thomas, page 72

Bookplates as a Hobby (Part II of II), by Pearl M.
Thomas, page 70

Custodians of Culture: Museums and Libraries, page 9

Engraved Title Pages and Frontispieces, page 21

Ex Libris, page 52

The Little World of Ex Libris (Part I of II), page 11

The Little World of Ex Libris: Renaissance in Bookplate
Designing (Part II of II), page 26

"Japan": An Extraordinary Publication, page 10

Rare Books and Manuscripts from the Oriental Collection of
the Philosophical Research Society (Part I of II), page 41

Rare Books and Manuscripts from the Oriental Collection of
the Philosophical Research Society (Part II of II), page 8

Reflections on Books and Their Bindings and the P.R.S.
Library, page 60


Buddhist

The Buddhist Art of Gandhara, page 62

Buddhist Monuments in Thailand, page 8

Buddhist Murals of Ajanta and Horyuji, page 38

The Five Hundred Lohans, by A. J. Howie, page 73

The Great Saints of Buddhism (Part I of II), page 26

The Great Saints of Buddhism (Part II of II), page 24

Head of a Bodhisattva, page 52

The Iconography of Northern Buddhism (Part I of III),
page 8

The Iconography of Northern Buddhism (Part II of III),
page 23

The Iconography of Northern Buddhism (Part III of III),
page 15

Koyasan — Sanctuary of Esoteric Buddhism, page 81

Ritual Instruments of Northern Buddhism (Part I of II),
page 45

Ritual Instruments of Northern Buddhism (Part II of II),
page 36


Christian

Christian Art on Stamps, page 46

Christianity and Alchemy, page 10

The Church and the Stage (Part I of II), page 10

The Church and the Stage (Part II of II), page 48

Religious Icons in the Eastern Christian Church, page 8

The Symbolism of Our New Cross (with plate), page 20


Collecting

Among My Souvenirs (Part I of III), page 38

Among My Souvenirs (Part II of III), page 46

Among My Souvenirs (Part III of III), page 41

Collecting Oriental Fabrics, page 41

The Collector of Moderate Means (Part I of II), page 8

The Collector of Moderate Means (Part II of II), page 31

Notes to the Art Collector, page 36#page=

Stamp Collecting and the Propagation of the Faith, page 10


Crafts

Cardboard Shrines, page 32

The Common Ware of Seto, page 11

Chinese Export Ware, page 37

Chinese Tapestry Weaving of
the Manchu Dynasty, page 10

Fukusa - Embroidered Gift Cloths, page 9

Japanese Copperplate Engravings, page 65

Japanese Hair Ornaments, page 26

The Master Potters of Old Korea, page 13

Ramblings among the Textiles of the World (Part I of IV):
A Cultural Heritage, page 72

Ramblings among the Textiles of the World (Part II of IV):
China, the Silk Route, Early International Trade, page 72

Ramblings among the Textiles of the World (Part III of IV):
Japan - Color, Design, Appropriateness, page 71 

Ramblings among the Textiles of the World (Part IV of IV):
India, and Older Land of Cotton, page 73

Satsuma Ware, page 39


Dance

The Dance of Death, page 67

The Dance of the Devas, page 17


Dolls

The Hina-Matsuri, page 51

The Lore of Dolls, page 24


Drama

Faust: The Eternal Drama, in Two Parts - Part I
page 1

Faust: Mephistopheles; Walpurgis Night;
The Tragedy of Faust, Part II, page 1

Japan's "Living Treasures", page 49

Kabuki Drama and the Elizabethan Stage, page 46

Notes on "The Tempest", page 33


Japan

Inner Meaning of Japanese Art, by Rev. Nyogen Senzaki,
page 34

"Japan": An Extraordinary Publication, page 10

Japan and the West, by Pearl M. Thomas, page 71

Japanese Copperplate Engravings, page 65

A Japanese Five World Mandala, page 37

Japanese Hair Ornaments, page 26

The Japanese Home and Garden, page 64

Japanese Music, page 34

Japanese Pocket Shrines, page 9

Japan's "Living Treasures", page 49


Literature

Curiosities in Art and Literature, page 47


Monuments

Buddhist Monuments in Thailand, page 8

The Fabulous Career of Belzoni, page 33

Japanese Pocket Shrines, page 9


Museums

Custodians of Culture: Museums and Libraries, page 9

A Remarkable Museum, page 47


Music

Japanese Music, page 34

Jazz Vs. Music, page 1

The Magic of Music, page 8

Man, the Human Violin (Part I of II), page 7

Man, the Human Violin (Part II of II): The God
of Music, page 28

Music, page 6

Music, by A. J. Howie, page 74

Music Hath Charm, page 54

The Music of the Spheres: An Introduction to the
Pythagorean System of Sidereal Harmonics, page 42

Philosophy of Music, page 56

Why Modern Music?, page 24


Photography

In photography can I use philosophy in selecting pictorial
material and composition?, page 53


Printing

Further Notes on Oriental Printing, page 48

Woodblock Printing in the East and West, page 33


Railway

Darjeeling: The Place of the Thunderbolt, page 27


Stamps

Christian Art on Stamps, page 46

Curiosities of Postal History, page 58

Notes on the Postal System, page 11

Postal History of Tibet, page 46

Stamp Collecting and the Propagation of the Faith, page 10


Symbolism

Allegory and Emblemata (Part I of II), page 14

Allegory and Emblemata (Part II of II), page 32

Animal Symbolism in Religion and Art -
Part I of IV, Lordly and Mirthsome Animals, page 9

Animal Symbolism in Religion and Art -
Part II of IV, Birds in Legend and Fable, page 12

Animal Symbolism in Religion and Art -
Part III of IV, Reptiles and Related Groups, page 46

Animal Symbolism in Religion and Art -
Part IV of IV, Insects and Fishes, page 32

The Breastplate of the High Priest, page 21

Dragonlore of the East and West, page 29

EMA Pictures, page 10

The Iconography of Northern Buddhism (Part I of III),
page 8

The Iconography of Northern Buddhism (Part II of III),
page 23

The Iconography of Northern Buddhism (Part III of III),
page 15

Mystic Monograms, page 18

Precious Stones in Lore and Legend: Introduction,
page 18

Precious Stones in Lore and Legend: Conclusion -
Birthstone Symbolism, page 10

Religious Icons in the Eastern Christian Church, page 8

Religious Medals and Medallions, page 25

Ritual Instruments of Northern Buddhism (Part I of II),
page 45

Ritual Instruments of Northern Buddhism (Part II of II),
page 36

The Romance of Old Jades, by M. Genevieve Stiles, page 47

The Rose in Western Symbolism, by Pearl M. Thomas,
page 72

The Story of the Willow Plate, page 44

The Symbolism of Our New Cross (with plate), page 20

The Tablet of Thebes, page 10

Trees as Sacred Symbols, page 8

The Trolls and Other Submundanes, page 11

Wands and Serpents, As Used in Mystic Arts, with Biblical
References, page 1

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