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082			_aARTV _bGOS
100			_aGoswamy, B. N.
245		4	_aThe Word is Sacred, Sacred is the Word: The Indian Manuscript Tradition
260			_bNiyogi Books _c2006
300			_a204p. _rHardbound
504			_aThe words is sacred; Sacred is the word: The Indian Manuscripts Tradition and the exhibition it accompanies set out to demonstrate the wealth and diversity of Indias manuscript traditions and to communicate a lasting impression of India as a multifarious and multicultural society that holds knowledge and knowledge systems in high regard. Some one hundred precious manuscripts, books, and related documents introduced in this book span a timescale of almost two millennia of Indian cultural history. Often lavishly illustrated, the works come from the sub-continents most important public and private collections. The project was a presentation of India as Guest of Honour at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2006.
650			_aIndian Culture
650			_aIndian Manuscripts
650			_aIndian Tradition
650			_aManuscripts
650			_aVisual art
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