History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon
Material type: TextPublication details: Asian Educational Services 2006Edition: 2nd rev. edDescription: 403pISBN: 9788120620049Subject(s): Architecture | Art History | Calligraphy | Fine Arts | Monuments | Paintings | Sculptures | South AsiaDDC classification: ARTHItem type | Current library | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Books | Arthshila Santiniketan Shelf: L3 | ARTH/SMI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | BK00204 |
This big and lavishly illustrated work traces the evolution of the arts and of the fine arts (sculpture, architecture, monuments, painting, calligraphy, etc) of the nations of south Asia. The book has 15 detailed chapters, which are divided into geographical and sometimes historical, zones : the book starts with the Mauryan period and proceeds to notice Mathura and Amravati, with reference to the Kushan influence, the foreign influences, the Gupta period, cave temples, medieval period, southern India, Ceylon and java, central Asia, Tibet and Nepal, Indo-Muhammadan styles of architecture, their decorative arts, painting and the modern schools are the last chapters. There are there are 179 plates of photos, illustrations (some in colour) and ground plans accompanying the text. This book is a reprint of the 1930 edition.
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