Introduction to Indian art/ K. Coomaraswamy.

By:

Coomaraswamy, K

Material type:

TextLanguage: English Publication details: Delhi, India : Munshiram Manoharlal, 2008.Edition: 5th edDescription: 104 pages, [32] pages of illustrations, 24 cmISBN:

9788121503891 (hb)

Subject(s):

Indian art

DDC classification:

22 709.54 COO

Contents:

1. Indo-Sumerian -- 2. Dravidians and Aryans -- 3. The Saisunaga-Nanda Period (642-320 B.C.) -- 4. Vedic Origins -- 5. Pre-Mauryan Sculpture -- 6. The Great Enlightenment -- 7. Early Buddhist Art -- Maurya, Sunga and Early Andhra -- 8. Development of Devotional Theism -- 9. Kusama and Later Andhra Period -- 10. The Gupta Period -- 11. Early Mediaeval Period -- 12. Mediaeval Sculpture (A.D. 850-1200) -- 13. Southern India (Tenth to Eighteenth Century) -- 14. Further India and Indonesia -- 15. Mediaeval Buddhist Painting -- 16. Jaina Painting -- 17. Rajput Painting -- 18. Understanding Indian Art.

Summary: "Coomaraswamy's Introduction to Indian Art traverses the historic panorama of Indian art, from its Indo-Sumerian and Vedic-Mound beginnings to the various peaks reached during the Maurya, Sunga, Andhra, Kusana and Gupta periods and beyond the seas to further India and Indonesia. It is a handbook of immense value both to the beginner and scholar alike." "This present reprint, appearing after more than half a century, has been ably edited by Mrs. Coomaraswamy and incorporates new material earmarked for the book by Coomaraswamy himself."--Jacket.

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1. Indo-Sumerian --
2. Dravidians and Aryans --
3. The Saisunaga-Nanda Period (642-320 B.C.) --
4. Vedic Origins --
5. Pre-Mauryan Sculpture --
6. The Great Enlightenment --
7. Early Buddhist Art --
Maurya, Sunga and Early Andhra --
8. Development of Devotional Theism --
9. Kusama and Later Andhra Period --
10. The Gupta Period --
11. Early Mediaeval Period --
12. Mediaeval Sculpture (A.D. 850-1200) --
13. Southern India (Tenth to Eighteenth Century) --
14. Further India and Indonesia --
15. Mediaeval Buddhist Painting --
16. Jaina Painting --
17. Rajput Painting --
18. Understanding Indian Art.

"Coomaraswamy's Introduction to Indian Art traverses the historic panorama of Indian art, from its Indo-Sumerian and Vedic-Mound beginnings to the various peaks reached during the Maurya, Sunga, Andhra, Kusana and Gupta periods and beyond the seas to further India and Indonesia. It is a handbook of immense value both to the beginner and scholar alike." "This present reprint, appearing after more than half a century, has been ably edited by Mrs. Coomaraswamy and incorporates new material earmarked for the book by Coomaraswamy himself."--Jacket.

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