History of Fine Art in India & Ceylon

Inbunden, Engelska, 2023

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The volume is a detailed discussion of the history of Indian and Ceylonese art during ancient, medieval, and modern times. The book is the result of the development of the study of Indian art and archaeology during the nineteenth and early twentieth century India. This work starts from the Indus Valley Civilization, followed by Mauryan, Gupta, Buddhist, Hindu, and the influence of Greek and Roman traditions in Indian art. The author of this book also covers themes, such as cave art, sculptural traditions, and building architecture in ancient Mathura, Amravati, and the entire South India till Ceylon. Moreover, this book covers art from Central Asia, Java, Tibet, and Nepal. This volume also covers the impact of Islamic architecture, which was borrowed from Arabia, Persia, and Central Asia. A special section on Indo-Islamic architecture, prevalent in tile works, calligraphies, lattices, inlay mosaics, numismatics, and sculptures, is also covered in this volume.

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Utgivningsdatum2023-03-31
Mått230 x 300 x 40 mm
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor448
FörlagManohar Publishers and Distributors
ISBN9788119139163

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List of Text-FiguresList of PlatesIntroduction: The Art of the Indus Valley CivilizationI. India and its ArtII. The Mauryan PeriodIII. The Early PeriodPart I. ArchitecturePart II. SculptureIV. Mathura and AmaravatiPart I. The Kushan PeriodPart II. AmaravatiV. Foreign Influences on Indian ArtPart I. The Hellenistic Sculpture of GandharaPart II. The Extent of the Foreign InfluencesVI. The Gupta PeriodVII. The Medieval Cave-TemplesVIII. The Early Schools of Indian PaintingPart I. Ajanta and BaghPart II. CeylonIX. Architecture and Sculpture of the Medieval PeriodPart I. Medieval ArchitecturePart II. Medieval and Modern SculptureX. Southern IndiaPart I. ArchitecturePart II. Sculpture and BronzesXI. Ceylon and JavaPart I. Singhalese Architecture and SculpturePart II. Singhalese Metal CastingsPart III. JavaXII. Central Asia, Tibet, and NepalPart I. Chinese TurkistanPart II. Tibet and NepalXIII. The Indo-Muhammadan Styles of ArchitectureXIV. Indo-Muhammadan Decorative and Minor ArtsPart I. Coins, Gems, and SealsPart II. SculpturePart III. Calligraphy and Decorative ReliefsPart IV. LatticesPart V. Inlay and MosaicPart VI. TilesXV. PaintingPart I. The Gujarati SchoolPart II. Mughal PaintingThe Modern SchoolsBibliographyIndex