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Dr. M.H.K. Shastri |
Yantra Mahima |
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| The book deals with yantra pooja, design of yantras, the mantras being used for worshiping the yantra, energising (praan prathishtha) the yantra and other usages of the yantras. This book is the first part of work on tantra, mantra and yantra. The contents of this book are purely based on old Sanskrit classics. A detailed method of worshiping the yantras is given in the book which would be beneficial for the readers. The book contains colored pictures of the most popular... |
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J. Donald Walters |
Art As A Hidden Guide to Self-Realiztion |
$12.99 $9.09 |
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| Art as a Guide to Self-Realization offers a blueprint for the future of
art, and shows how art can be a powerful influence for meaningful existence and
positive attitudes in society. The book presents a new approach to the arts, one
that views both artistic expression and artistic appreciation as creative
communication. It shows the importance of seeing oneself and all things as
aspects of a greater reality, of seeking to enter into conscious attunement with
that reality, and of... |
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Mary Shepherd Slusser |
Nepal Mandala: A Cultural Study of the Kathmandu Valley (In 2 Volumes) |
$288.49 $201.94 |
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| In these volumes Mary Slusser has documented and illustrated the origins and evolution of the remarkable Nepalese civilization that evolved in the Kathmandu Valley - known for much of its long history as "Nepal Mandala." The author's narrative, 600 plates, 29 figures, and 9 detailed color maps grew out of more than a decade of research. She studied and photographed the sculptures and shrines, mapped the old cities and traced their long-fallen walls, attended festivals, and collected legends and... |
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The Mother |
Paintings and Drawings |
$31.49 $22.04 |
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| Trained as a painter in the 1890s at one of the best art studios in Paris, the Mother continued to express herself in art throughout her life. This collection of all the Mother's paintings and drawings will reveal to the discerning eye her rare artistic abilities. The book is beautifully produced with several colour plates.
Contents:
Introduction
Portrait of Sri Aurobindo
Self-portraits
The Paintings
The Drawings
The Mother as an Artist
The Mother on... |
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Ananda K. Coomaraswamy |
Christian and Oriental Philosophy of Art |
$19.49 $13.64 |
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Bob Gibbons |
Erotic Art of the Kathmandu Valley |
$16.49 $11.54 |
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| This book goes a long way to providing an insight into these questions. It gives us glimpses of life depicted as explicityly as it may without hurting the sentiments of more conservative societies. "This 'Naughtiness' of Nepalese art may send blushes to the furthest periphery of your senses. Erotic Art of the Kathmandu Valley', 116 pages, softback, colour photos, discusses the reasons for the erotic art on the temples, and is a cultural guide to this often misunderstood topic.... |
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C.P. Sinha |
Appreciation of Indian Art |
$70.18 $49.13 |
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| Art in India, as in other countries of the world, was principally devoted to the service of religion. It reflects the intimate relationship of ideas and life.Mythology, symbolism and iconography are just vehicles or aids to understand the essence and spirit of Indian art as each symbol or every icon has a specific meaning and is expressed with a specific purpose. To appreciate and enjoy Art in its proper perspective, it is imperative to understand the inner meaning and the philosophy behind the... |
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Meenakshi Chandra |
Satish Chandra: Master of Atmospherics |
$189.95 $132.97 |
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| Satish Chandra was one of the most renowned landscape painters in India. Such was his confidence in his art, and his love for Nature, that he devoted his whole life to painting landscapes. In the end, he acquired a reputation second to none on the Indian art scene. He was the true artist of India's northern plains, and as special, gentle and dignified a person as his art was uplifting. This book is a loving tribute to Satish by his wife, Meenakshi. She was his muse, he was her mentor, and the... |
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Laxman S. Thakur |
Visualizing a Buddhist Sutra Text and Figure in Himalayan Art |
$27.99 $19.59 |
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| The present volume analyses the inscriptions, murals, and manuscripts of the Avatamsakasutra of the Tabo Monastery. It particularly focuses on the Gandavyuhasutra, which forms part of the larger magnum opus and prescribes ways and means of attaining nirvana. It details the various stages through which a seeker of truth named Sadhana passed during his long spiritual sojourn
The murals comprise lively and continuous narratives that successfully visualize virtually incomprehensible Buddhist... |
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Champaklal |
Champaklal as an Artist |
$31.49 $22.04 |
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| Regarding Champaklal's artistic capacity Sri Aurobindo once wrote in the 1930s "Champaklal has a natural talent already developed to an unusual degree."
This commemorative album presents:
Paintings, Drawings and Studies from Life
Paintings Created by Marbling Technique on art paper
Selections from Sri Aurobindo and the Mother on "Beauty and Art"
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Vishwa Chander Ohri |
The Technique of Pahari Painting : An Inquiry into Aspects of Materials, Methods and History : (Based Upon Observation and Field –Work) |
$112.99 $79.09 |
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| This richly illustrated book is the first detailed study of the technique of Indian painting with an emphasis on the particulars for crafting of Pahari paintings of the Basohli, the Guler and the Kangra styles. After Moti Chandra’s The Technique of Mughal painting, 1949, numerous articles on various aspects of this subject had appeared in the long intervening period.
The author presents here a comprehensive account of the technique, the methods and the materials used in painting, miniatures... |
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Barbara Schmitz |
Mughal and Persian Paintings and Illustrated Manuscripts in the Raza Library, Rampur |
$250.49 $175.34 |
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| During the 19 century and the first half of the 20 century, the Nawwabs of Rampur, the hereditary rulers of Rohilkhand, a district some 75 kilometers east of New Delhi, amassed a large collection of books and art, including illustrated books and album paintings. Their collection was given to the people of India after independence.
The Raza Library at Ramput thus possesses a remarkable collection of Mughal and Persian Paintings and illustrated books. This includes miniatures from the great... |
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Mireille Benisti |
Stylistics of Early Khmer Art (2 Vols Set) |
$288.49 $201.94 |
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| The present volume contains translations of Benisti`s major publications dealing with Khmer art. The main article is a study of the relations between early Khmer and Indian art, i.e.7th and 8th centuries, the crucial period of the introduction of Indian religion and other components of Indian culture in the first well-organized kingdom of Khmer Land Her systematic survey of styles, along with detailed study of iconography, thus provides a solid foundation for a comprehensive study of both... |
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Desmond Peter Lazaro |
Materials, Methods and Symbolism in the Pichhvai Painting Tradition of Rajasthan |
$108.99 $76.29 |
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| The author lovingly documents the entire process of learning the craft, the significance of various colours, positions adopted while preparing them, alchemical changes, myths with which the process is associated, and, not least, the link with Hindu philosophy and tantric practice. He carefully documents a craft: the elaborate and marvellous nature of which may easily bypass the casual observer who gazes at pichhvais with little sense of its amazing attention to detail and combination of... |
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Dr. Priyabala Shah |
Vishnudharmottara-Purana |
$102.99 $72.09 |
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| The Visnudharmottara Purana is an encyclopedic work of three khandas and dealing not only with various stories, myths and legends but also with varied subjects, viz. cosmology and cosmogony, division of time, pacification of unfavourable planets and stars, omens and portents, genealogies, manners and customs, penances, results of actions, rules about vrata and Sraddha, description and praise of various kinds of donations law and politics, science of war, anatomy, medicine etc.
This work is... |
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Eva Judy Jansen |
Book of Hindu Imagery |
$21.95 $15.37 |
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| Hinduism is more than a religion; it is a way of ife that has developed over approximately 5 milennia. Its rich and multicultured history, which has no equivalent among the great religions of the world, has made the structure of its mythical and philosophical principles into a highly differentiated maze, of which total knowledge is a practical impossibility.
This volume cannot offer a complete survey of the meaning of Hinduism, but Eva Rudy Jansen does provide an extensive compilation of... |
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Eva Judy Jansen |
The Book of Buddhas |
$22.95 $16.07 |
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| Modern students who are drawn to the study and practice of Buddhism are not always able to easily learn the symbolic meaning of the various types of statuary connected to the study of this philosophy.
In Buddhism, every symbol has a meaning, and this book explores the symbolism of the ritual objects that are used on statues and painting, as well as explaining the ritual meaning of the objects associated with Buddhism.
This book serves as an introduction for Western students. it is not a... |
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Dr. Vijay Kumar Mathur |
Art and Culture Under the Sungas |
$67.38 $47.17 |
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| The Sunga rule marks an important epoch in the political, religious, social, economic and literary field in ancient India.
The author has presented in elaborate form a picture of the developments of the arts of sculpture, architecture and terracotta of this period. A detailed survey of the sources of the material, an exhaustive bibliography, an index and the plates make this book a rich contribution to the study of the art.
About the Author:Dr. Vijay Kumar Mathur is M.A., Ph.D. in... |
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Ghulam Yahya |
Crafting Traditions |
$29.48 $20.64 |
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| Our knowledge of Indian society during British rule in the nineteenth century has rested primarily on the voluminous records of the East India Company, the works of various Europeans, the writings of many civil servants of the Company and the accounts of Indians writing in this period. Interesting first-hand and very useful alternative sources are writings of Indians produced on request or assignment by company administrators. Such accounts are by no means readily available; they were probably... |
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Dr. B. Tirupati Rao |
Aesthetics: Modern and Postmodern |
$33.69 $23.58 |
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| Aesthetics: Modern and Postmodern is a steady study of philosophy and
aesthetics with critical debate. In this insightful social-political discussion on aesthetics, Dr. B. Tirupati Rao examines the aesthetic phenomenon from Plato to Derrida. Dr. Rao focuses on the difference, if not the clash between modern and postmodern aesthetics. Dr Rao gives new clues for a fuller understanding of the intricate epistemological roots of modern, postmodern and poststructuralist aesthetics. This... |
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Devendara Handa |
Buddhist Remains from Haryana |
$84.22 $58.95 |
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| Buddhist Remains from Haryana is based on the first-hand study of the Buddhist remains, mostly lying unnoticed at various places and in museums and private collections. It has taken years of study and fieldwork to dig up the literary and archaeological data to prepare this monograph which brings to light many stupas, pillars, sculptures, terracottas and other antiquities from the region of Haryana showing clearly that Buddhism continued to live here even after it was wiped off from the... |
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Bimal Bandyopadhyay |
Buddhist Centres of Orissa |
$84.22 $58.95 |
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| Orissa has been the Cinderella of Indian archaeological exploration. For historical reasons the decision makers deterred the spade of the archaeologists. Nonetheless, the occasional foray into the field threw a flood of light on the hitherto hidden historical, religious and artistic traditions of the state. The excavation conducted by the Archaeological Survey of India from 1997 to 2000 at Udayagiri was epoch-making. It unearthed a grand monastery with magnificent shrines and unique... |
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Utpal Chakraborty |
Bibliography on Indian Buddhist Art and Archaeology |
$47.49 $33.24 |
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| The book gives a representative overview of what has been researched and accomplished in the field of Indian Buddhist Art and Archaeology since Wilkins’s article on Bodh-Gaya in 1788 or Thomas Daniel’s first illustration on the Kanheri caves in 1798.
The bibliography includes 4081 entries, covering published materials in English and French languages over the last two centuries. It is divided into two parts. The first part contains 2410 entries and archaeology and Indian art in general,... |
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S.K. Pandey |
Indian Rock Art |
$50.00 $35.00 |
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| The rock-paintings is the only surviving source through which one can peep into the life of prehistoric people. They help us to know the process of the development, social changes, religion, artistic sensibility of the people of by-gone age.
The book "Indian Rock Art" is pioneering work in the field of rock-paintings based on the thorough survey of painted rock-shelters of India. The book is based on scientific studies conducted by the author which pushed to dates of Indian rock paintings to... |
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M.K. Dhavalikar |
Satavahana Art |
$93.99 $65.79 |
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| The Satavahanas (Ca. 2nd cent. BC-2nd cent. AD) were one of the empire builders in ancient India. Their rule extended almost over the entire region is marked by considerable peace and prosperity which was due to the flourishing trade with the Roman empire. The artistic creations of the Satavahana era are among the grandest in India, comparable in their monumental quality to such imposing buildings as the Khajuraho nd Chola temples. They are unsurpassed in early India and many of them are still... |
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Madhu Saxena |
Bundelkhand Paintings : Orchha, Chhatarpur and Gwalior |
$168.99 $118.29 |
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| The present work is a valuable record of research done on the rare wall paintings of Bundelkhand region. The study conducted under the able guidance of internationally recognized late Padmashree Dr. V.S. Wakankar Depicts the intricacies of the paintings of Orchha, Jaina temples of Chhattarpur, Datia and Gwalior.
The paintings containing a rich treasure of Jain Tirthankaras and Hindu deities speak a lot about the whole-hearted love and affection of Jain and Hindu communities and their... |
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Marilyn Stablein |
Sleeping in Caves |
$11.99 $8.39 |
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| In 1965, Stablein drops out of Berkeley and travels to India and Nepal with
her lover. Their brief getaway turns into a seven year stay.
"There are times when I ask myself," stablein writes," what am I doing here?
My answer: to point, to study a culture; to uncover its secrets; to listen to
the whispering, the sacred oral traditions; to learn by heart the names and
faces of deities so I can capture their images on paper and strive to imbue each
image with the greatness of its... |
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E.B. Havell |
A Handbook to Agra and The Taj |
$9.99 $6.99 |
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| This little book is not intended for a history or archaeological study, but to assist those who visit, or have visited, Agra, to an intelligent understanding of one of the greatest epochs of Indian Art. |
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The Mother |
About Savitri: With some paintings (Volume III) |
$18.99 $13.29 |
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| In 1968 the Mother commenced her work on Savitri with Huta. The Mother read out passages from Savitri and then after a deep contemplation gave her comments which were tape-recorded and later transcribed by Huta.The Mother named the work About Savitri.
In 1972 Huta offered to the Mother copies of About Savitri, Part One (now out of print), consisting of Book One Canto One. The Mother's message for the book was: "Savitri -- The supreme revelation of Sri... |
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The Mother |
About Savitri: With some paintings (Volume IV) |
$15.99 $11.19 |
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| In 1968 the Mother commenced her work on Savitri with Huta. The Mother read out passages from Savitri and then after a deep contemplation gave her comments which were tape-recorded and later transcribed by Huta. The Mother named the work About Savitri.
In 1972 Huta offered to the Mother copies of About Savitri, Part One (now out of print), consisting of Book One Canto One. The Mother's message for the book was: "Savitri -- The supreme revelation of Sri... |
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Janina Stroka |
A Captive of Her Love: Letters and Paintings of Janina Stroka |
$10.99 $7.69 |
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| This book is a collection of letters, poems and paintings by a Polish disciple of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother.
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Champaklal |
Visions of Champaklal |
$9.49 $6.64 |
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| Champaklal - one of the earliest and foremost disciples of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother - was their personal attendant for over five decades.
This book presents a collection of his dreams and visions, some with the interpretations given by Sri Aurobindo. An artist of exceptional merit, he has translated some of his dreams and visions in the language of symbolic painting.
Some of these paintings are also included in this collection along with their... |
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Shonar |
Of Past Dawns and Future Noons |
$37.49 $26.24 |
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| Ancient India achieved and contributed in almost every field of human endeavour in ways that were bewildering for her time. Although much has been written on Indian culture and history, an attempt has been made here at a fresh approach.
Practically all areas of human interest – architecture, sculpture, painting, handicrafts, dance, theatre, music, education, literature, politics, war, science, agriculture, medicine, religion – have been studied and presented.
Historical, yet not burdened... |
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Agni |
Namaste Savitri: 342 Reproductions in Colour of Paintings by Agni |
$62.99 $44.09 |
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| 342 reproductions in colour of paintings by Agni (Giovanni Tonioni). Every line of Book I Canto I The Symbol Dawn is illustrated by a painting.
With captions and notes in English, Italian, French and German.
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H.H. The Dowager Maharani of Cooch-Behar |
The Rajput Princesses |
$16.67 $11.67 |
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| The book highlights the exemplary acts of valour exhibited by the Rajput Princesses and the message which they have left for the entire mankind to emulate. The volume also contains a fascinating panorama of the paintings of the Rajput period. |
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Badar Jahan |
Abstraction in Indian Painting: Post Independence Era |
$121.99 $85.39 |
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| The presence of Abstraction in Indian Contemporary Art has been intensely debated throughout the post independence era. It was in late 1940's that Bombay Progressive Group, Calcutta Group, Group 1890, Cholamandal Artists Group, Baroda Group and later some individuals exuded new ethos towards abstraction. There have also been artists like V.S. Gaitonde, Jeram Patel, Nasreen Mohammedi and S.H. Raza, who have been totally devoted to the non-representational art.
This book... |
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K.S. Gulia |
Art and Culture of Himalayas |
$56.49 $39.54 |
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| A number of factors are responsible for disappearance of different art forms from the Himalayan region. The main among them are social, economical and ecological ones. The cultural invasion from outside is also one of them. During Mughal, Sikh and Rajput periods, the Himalayan art and culture was at its zenith. But during the British period, it took a nosedive. The British were rather pragmatic and matter of factly. They wasted no efforts on vain and inane aesthetics even in the building... |
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Rattanlal Hangloo (Ed.) |
New Themes in Indian History: Art, Politics, Gender, Environment and Culture |
$93.99 $65.79 |
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| In keeping with the diverse trends and thematic orientations, this volume has been designed to give space to the faculty and scholars working on new areas and themes where there is an abundance of source material that is only now beginning to be tapped. Migration, popular culture, ethno-medicine, historical geography, craft production, miniature paintings are some of the themes that are part of the contents of this work. Though the volume at a first glance would seem to be disparate in terms of... |
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Aruna |
Orchha Paintings |
$121.99 $85.39 |
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| In the history of Central Indian Art, the wall-paintings of Orchha occupy a unique position. The artists, under the patronage of Kings, adopted long-lasting techniques in the creation of murals, depicting values dear to them based on the Vedas, the Epics – the Ramayana, the Mahabharata and the various Puranas etc. These Paintings and murals have not received due exposure, prominence and importance from the viewpoint of cultural study. The present work is an attempt to fill this gap.
The book,... |
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Susan L. Schwartz |
Rasa: Performing the Divine in India |
$12.49 $8.74 |
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| While many people outside India find the images, sounds, and practices of Indian performing arts compelling and endeavor to incorporate them into the "global" repertoire, few are aware of the central role of religious belief and practice in Indian aesthetics. Completing the trilogy that includes Darsan: Seeing the Divine in India and Mantra: Hearing the Divine in India and America, this volume focuses on how rasa has been applied in a range of Indian performance traditions. "Rasa" is taste,... |
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B.R. Mani (ed.) |
Expressions in Indian Art: Essays in Memory of Shri M.C. Joshi (In 2 Volumes) |
$352.99 $247.09 |
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| Expressions in Indian Art contains essays on art and architecture. Seventy-five articles in the volume cover various aspects of Indian art and architecture through the ages. Famous centers of art and architecture dealt with are Mohenjo-dara, Harappa, Chanhu-dara, Kalibangan, Dholavira, Banavali, Lothal, Amravati, Sanchi, Sanghol, Mathura, Sarnath, Deogarh, Ratnagiri, Lalitgiri, Mahasthan, Bangarh, Khajuraho, Bhubneswar, Kanchipuram, Badami, Ajanta, Udaipur, Sirpur, Modhera, Ramgarh,... |
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Shovana Narayan |
Krishna in Performing Arts |
$160.49 $112.34 |
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| Krishna is a subject that holds eternal fascination for writers, poets, philosophers and artistes. He demands love, faith, devotion and surrender. He has been the favourite subject of researchers and authors. Many books have featured him in their critiques covering various facets of his personality.
This volume Krishna is Performing Art is one of its kind' for it is a monumental work that presents a detailed exposition of the multi-faceted influence of Krishna in the field of performing... |
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Dr. B. Subrahmanyam |
Jatakas in Buddhist Thought and Art (In 2 Volumes) |
$570.49 $399.34 |
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| The Buddhist Monastic establishments across the Indian sub-continent were richly embellished with the sculptural panels of visual narratives. The narrative art mainly centered around the great events in the life time of Buddha and his Previous Birth Stories. In the early centuries of Christian era, the Kings and Donors gave more preference to the Previous Birth Stories of the Enlightened One as they convey morals and ethics, useful to the society. The book entitled Jatakas in Buddhist Thought... |
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Onkar Rahi |
Rasamanjari: The Nectarous Ocean |
$256.49 $179.54 |
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| Rasamanjari, The Nectarous Ocean, is a collection of paintings originating from Bhanudatta’s 14th century work of the same name describing Shringara Rasa is Basholi style of Pahari Painting produced in three versions of which the present one of A.D. 1695 is more refined, mature and perfect as compared to the other two. Basohli are has left a mark on the cultural horizon of India with these miniatures of the highest aesthetic appeal.
The ‘Rasamanjari’ appeared in vigour and quality of... |
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M.C. Joshi |
Early Classical Art of South Asia (Set 2 Vols.) |
$320.99 $224.69 |
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| The present volume 'Early Classical Art of South Asia' is edited by Prof. M.C. Joshi and Dr. D.P. Sharma. The period of Gupta dynasty begins around 319 A.R ends up to 578 A.D. The art of Gupta period has often been referred to as the classical art of early South Asia. The art of Gupta period was characterized by a sensitivity modeled body from a severity of expansion and dominant spiritual purpose.
During Gupta Age there was all-round development particularly in fine arts-literature both... |
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Mary Shepherd Slusser |
Art and culture of Nepal Selected Papers |
$166.67 $116.67 |
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| This volume brings together in one convenient format a selection of papers devoted to Nepalese culture published over several years in a variety of places. In one of them, for example, jointly authored and published in Artibus Asiae in 1973, the authors make one exciting discovery after another as they unravel various facets of Nepalese history. The so-called "Sleeping Vishnu" at Balaju turns out to be actually part Siva and to be a thousand years older than previously thought. In an... |
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S.P. Verma |
Aspects of Mughal Painting: Expressions and Impressions (Vol.I) |
$134.99 $94.49 |
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| Present collection of essays researched and analyzed by S.P. Verma, since 1973, provides the readers an introduction to the Mughal painting. The sixteen studies in this volume offer a fresh interpretation of the Mughal miniatures. These relate to the aesthetic values, art-forms, signs and symbols, and the social and cultural history. Most importantly, Akbar's attempt to liberate painting from the straitjacket of sectarian ideology is the theme of Chapter 1.2. The 'artists signatures' (Chapter... |
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