After the great Mughals: painting in Delhi and the regional courts in the 18th and 19th centuries

Schmitz, Barbara (ed.)

ISBN: 9788185026565, 8185026564

Against the current: the life of Lain Singh Bangdel: writer, painter and art historian of Nepal

Messerschmidt, Don et al.

ISBN: 9789745240551, 9745240559

The life of Lain Singh Bangdel (1912-2002), Nepalese writer, painter and art historian, was infused with a deep understanding and empathy for the oppressed of his native land. An inspiring biography of a true 'Renaissance man of Nepal'.

The age of Traikutakas: coins, inscriptions and art

Pandit, Suraj A

ISBN: 9788173201158, 8173201153

This book is an attempt to understand the contributions of the Traikutakas, a dynasty that ruled over North Konkan in the 5th, 6th century CE, by considering various types of data and art history related to them. This book primarily focuses on the artistic developments in this region during the reign of the Traikutakas and also details the motivational factors behind specific developments in ar...

Rajasthani miniature painting: tradition and continuity,

ISBN: 9788193248393, 8193248392

This volume is a culmination of proceedings of an International Seminar on the 'Rajasthani Ministure Painting' organised by the Department of History of Art, National Museum Institute of History of Art, Conservation and Museology in March 2013. The book covers the select style and representation of the Rajasthani paintings, museum collections in India and abroad, Rajasthani murals and manuscrip...

Rajasthani painters: Bagta and Chokha, master artists at Devgarh

ISBN: 9783907077177, 3907077172

The present volume contains paintings from Devgarh.

Agra and Fatehpur Sikri: a traveller's history

Newell, HA

ISBN: 9788188817108, 8188817104

Agra: the architectural heritage

Peck, Lucy

ISBN: 9788174366115, 8174366113

This book a reveals the lesser known building to be found in historic Agra and Fatehpur Sikri. It is illustrated with photos, line drawings and numerous maps, many of which feature walks through the historic area.

Paubha: where the divinities reside, Paubha paintings by Ujay Bajracharya

ISBN: 9789937122115, 9937122112

Paubha is a historic form of painting deeply rooted in the Newah culture of Kathmandu Valley and rich Buddhist tradition. The festivities and important occasions in Kathmandu present Paubha art with great honor and pride. Paubha paintings are one of the most fundamental Nepali art forms, through which the world gets to know and appreciate Nepal's tremendous cultural heritage.

Ahmedabad 600: portraits of a city, ed. by Suchitra Balasubrahmanyan et al

ISBN: 9788192110608, 8192110605

Ahmedabad was at the forefront of the nationalist movement, and became the crucible of modern architecture and design in independent India. The city's culture has responded to the social, political, and economic challenges of each passing century, creating its multifaceted character. Spanning the traditional and the modern in Architecture, arts and crafts, this volume.

The Ahmedabad chronicle: imprints of a millennium

The document electically threads together the legends related with the city, its socio-political history, its culture, folk and fine arts, crafts, architecture, festivals, literature, industry, individuals as well as institutional resources.

Vernacular architecture of India: traditional residential styles and spaces, photographs by Tejinder S. Randhawa

Randhawa, Tejinder S.

ISBN: 9789356074538, 9356074534

A comprehensive book covering the eclectic range of traditional residential architecture of India, profusely illustrated with nearly 1600 colour illustrations in 540 pages and spreads. It is a visual tour de force of the great building and craft skills of India and covers the vast gamut of vernacular building styles from all regions of the country.

Ajanta

Thatte, Ram Anant

ISBN: 9789350502990, 9350502992

Mr. Ram Thatte spent several years in Ajanta, living so close to those paintings, day in day out that he almost became one with them. Those characters in the paintings seemed to talk with him as if they were his close buddies. His love for them is evident in the way he salvaged the 'shat-danta Jataka'.

The Ajanta caves: ancient paintings of Buddhist India, text and photographs by Benoy K. Behl, with a note on the Jataka stories by Sangitika Nigam, foreword by Milo C. Beach

ISBN: 9780500285015, 0500285012

The exquisite murals depict the Jatakas (tales of previous incarnations) of Lord Buddha, scenes of princely processions, ladies with their handmaidens, bejewelled animals, ascetics in monasteries and fantastical birds and beasts, all demonstrating a startling degree of sophistication.

Ajanta of Ladakh: Gon-Nila-Phuk meditation caves, Saspol (English, Hindi and Tibetan)

Sonam, Tsering

Ajanta paintings: 86 panels of Jatakas & other themes

Singh, Rajesh K

ISBN: 9788192510736, 8192510735

Under a new title this book is an abridged edition of An Introduction to the Ajanta Caves: With Examples of Six Caves, 1st ed. (Baroda: Hari Sena Press, 2012) by the same author. This edition is focused on the paintings of Ajanta, and does away from the detailed historical developments of the caves.

Ajanta paintings: their composition, technique deterioration and preservation, ed. by S.P. Singh

Lal, BB

ISBN: 9788187763406, 818776340X

Ajanta paintings: unidentified and misinterpreted

Talim, Meena

ISBN: 9789380852140, 9380852142

Ajanta: an interactive multimedia and virtual walkthrough, CD-ROM

ISBN: 9788185503080, 8185503087

CD-ROM (Windows version) on Ajanta provides latest information on painting, sculpture, architecture, epigraphy, medium, material, technique and conservation on the subject.

Ajanta: handbook of the paintings, narrative wall-paintings, 3 vols

Schlingloff, Dietar

ISBN: 9788173054563, 8173054568

Vol.I, Interpretation, 517p., several illus.;Vol.II, Supplememt, 350p., several illus.;Vol.III, Plates, 31p.

The great temple at Thanjavur: one thousand years, 1010-2010, photographs by Bharath Ramanruthan

Michell, George. et al

ISBN: 9789380581019, 9380581017

All phases of the temple's history are presented in this volume, which offers a comprehensive account of its architecture, sculptures, paintings, and historical records, as well as its ritual and cultural life. Bharath Ramamrutham's splendid photographs are the most complete ever to be published. His images are supplemented by high quality digital images of the Chola-period murals in the passag...