作者:DALLAPICCOLA, A. L. 出版社:DAVID BROWN BOOK CO 出版日期:2010年06月22日 語言:英文 ISBN:9780714124247 裝訂:精裝 內容簡介TOPCONTAINING DESCRIPTIONS OF OVER ONE THOUSAND PAINTINGS, THIS COLORFUL VOLUME DOCUMENTS THE BRITISH MUSEUM COLLECTION OF SOUTH INDIAN ART. THIS OFFICIAL CATALOG IS DIVIDED INTO FOUR SECTIONS THEMATICALLY, COVERING HINDU MYTHOLOGY, CASTES, TRADES AND OCCUPATIONS, NATURAL HISTORY AND PAINTED NARRATIVES. A FIFTH SECTION DETAILS AN EIGHTEENTH CENTURY PROCESSIONAL CHARIOT. EACH SECTION INCLUDES AN INTRODUCTORY ESSAY DESCRIBING THE FOLLOWING WORKS AND THEIR HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL CONTEXT. THE VOLUME CONTAINS 250 COLOR PLATES, MAPS AND AN APPENDIX DISCUSSING TECHNICAL ANALYSIS OF INDIAN ART. ALSO INCLUDED ARE SEVERAL INDEXES USEFUL FOR SEARCHING THE TEXT BY GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION, NAMES, FESTIVALS, AND OTHER CRITERIA. DALLAPICCOLA (ART HISTORY, U. OF EDINBURGH) IS AN EXPERT ON INDIAN ART AND HAS AUTHORED SEVERAL BOOKS ON THE SUBJECT. DISTRIBUTED IN NORTH AMERICA BY THE DAVID BROWN BOOK CO. ANNOTATION 穢2010 BOOK NEWS, INC., PORTLAND, OR (BOOKNEWS.COM)
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