The Art and Architecture of India - Buddhist, Hindu, Jain

508 Pages·1954·58.82 MB·English

by  Benjamin Rowland

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Hindu • Buddhist •Jain
After describing the artistic heritage ofthe re-
cently-discoveredancient cities ofHarappa and
Mohenjo-daro, this book tells the story ofthe
civilizations thatfollowed through fifty cen-
turies. Specialattention ispaidto the influence THIS BOOK HAS BEEN
ofreligionuponthehistoryofarchitecture,sculp-
ture, andpainting in Indiaandthesurrounding PROVIDED BY THE
countriesfrom theirprehistoric beginnings until
the introduction ofEuropean influences in re-
centcenturies. Beside300half-toneillustrations,
there are numerousplans andother line draw-
ings,aglossary,andafullbibliography.
Dr Benjamin Rowland is a Professor ofFine
Arts at Harvard University, hisspecialsubject
beingthehistoryofWesternart. Onhisoriginal FOR USE IN
fieldofresearch, the Italian andSpanish artof
thefourteenthandfifteenthcenturies,hehaspub- MEMBER LIBRARIES
lisheda book and variouspapers. Aftera long
journeytotheFarEastin1932,hisattentionbe-
cameparticularlydirectedtotheartandarchitec-
ture ofAsia; andthefruit ofa secondEastern
journeyin 1936-7,particularlytoAfghanistan,
washisbookonTheWall-PaintingsofIndia,
Central Asia, and Ceylon. In 1933 he began
teaching OrientalartatHarvard. DrRowland
isalsoapainterin watercolours, andexamples
ofhis work may befoundin various American
museums.
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The art and architecture
of India

THE PELICAN HISTORY OF ART
EDITED BY NIKOLAUS PEVSNER
THE ART AND ARCHITECTURE OF INDIA
BUDDHIST • HINDU • JAIN
BENJAMIN ROWLAND

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