The art and architecture of India - Buddhist, Hindu, Jain (Art Ebook)

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The Pelican History of Art
ISBN 14 0561.021
For scholarship, readability, and the range of its illustrations The Pelican History
of Art has come to be recognized as a unique enterprise in the field of art history.
More than thirty volumes have already appeared in a work which is planned to
cover the art and architecture of all ages in about fifty volumes. Written by
authorities whose international standing is unquestioned, they have notably
maintained the strict standards set by the Editor, Sir Nikolaus Pevsner.
This is one of the paperbound editions which will in future be offered at a price that
students of art and general readers can afford. Newly printed in a compact format
which is particularly suitable for art books, these editions add qualities of their own
to the excellence of the cloth-bound originals. Not only is the same lavish collection
of plates included, but these have been integrated into the text, which itself
far from being abridged -has where necessary been revised and updated.
The paperback Pelican History of Art makes available, at the lowest price possible,
volumes from a series which has been called 'a landmark in the history of art
publishing' and 'one of the cornerstones of twentieth-century scholarship.'
The Art and Architecture of India Buddhist - Hindu - Jain
After describing the artistic heritage of the ancient cities of Harappa and Mohenjodaro,
Dr Rowland traces the artistic story of the civilizations that followed through
fifty centuries. He pays special attention to the influence of religion on the history
of architecture, sculpture, and painting in India and the surrounding countries from
their prehistoric beginnings until the introduction of European influences in recent
centuries. 'Over this enormous expanse of time and place' (as the Illustrated
London News commented), with the aid of admirable photographs of temples and
of carvings from Afghanistan to Java, the author ranges with complete assurance,
and is as much at home in the caves of Ajanta.with their monumental and noble wall
paintings, as with the eighteenth-century miniatures from the little states in the
Rajput Hills .... Here is the mantle of great learning lightly worn.'
Portions of this book were completely revised for the third hardback edition, on
which the present edition is based, and short notes on the decorative arts added
to many of the chapters.
The cover shows a detail of The Hour of Cowdust, a miniature from Kangra in the Museum of
Fine Arts, Boston, Ross-Coomaraswamy Collection, and is designed by Gerald Cinamon
(photo by Don Hunstein)