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Ann Shankar and Jenny Housego
Bridal Durries of India
Mapin Publishing; Ahmedabad, India; 0944142796 / 9780944142790; First Edition; Hard Cover; Brand New; Brand New; 21.5 Cms x 26.5 Cms
Woven by women villagers of Northern India, imaginative in design, bold in their use of colour, these durries are largely unknown outside the area in which they originated. This richly illustrated book breaks new ground showing the designs and motifs in use which are part of an illustrative language that goes back to the ancient civilisations of the region. 196 pp., 55 colour, 97 B/W illustrations Printed Pages: 196 with 55 colour and 97 b/w illustrations. 010612
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27.25 USD
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E.T.C. Werner
Chinese Weapons
White Orchid Press; Bangkok, Thailand; 1986; 9748742679 / 9789748742670; First Edition; Paperback; Very Good; 19 Cms x 27 Cms
Printed Pages: 41 with 59 b/w illustrations.. 009309
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Joachim Karl Bautze
Early Indian Terracottas
E.J. Brill; Leiden, The Netherlands; 1995; 9004099247 / 9789004099241; First Edition; Paperback; Very Good; Fair; 19 Cms x 26 Cms
Early Indian Terracottas considers Northern Indian terracottas from the third century B.C. to the first century A.D. It is in these four centuries that — in the most literal sense of the word — the earth was prepared to form the necessary basis for the Buddhist, Brahmanic and Jain iconography for centuries to come. This survey introduces mainly hitherto unpublished and complete figurines and plaques rather than fragments as is the case with most other publications on the same or similar subject. The mostly complete and well preserved moulded plaques and figurines will provide a fresh and clearer insight into the very refined art of the earlier Indian terracottas, which until recently were considered more as pieces of ethnographic interest or folk art rather than art objects in their own right. 'To conclude, Bautze's essay is an important contribution to the study of South Asian religious iconography, thanks both to its excellent raw material and its rigorous (and explicitly stated) methodology.' Muhammad Usman Erdosy, International Journal of Hindu Studies, 1997. Printed Pages: 106 with 48 plates. Scratched covers. 005147
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Yoshinori Yasuda
The Origins of Pottery and Agriculture
Roli Books; New Delhi, India; 2003; 8174362037 / 9788174362032; First Edition; Hardcover; New; New; 23 Cms x 29 Cms
Until recently the history of human civilization was viewed mainly through the Western perspective, which gave the impression that the Western part of the world was central to the development of culture. In the process the Eastern world, particularly the Far East, was overlooked and neglected. Recent research by Japanese and Chinese scholars has however demonstrated that this region witnessed the developments of the world's earliest human civilization, based on rice cultivation and fishery. As we enter the 21st century, it has become increasingly important to reconstruct the history of human civilization, taking into consideration the concepts and values of both the Eastern and Western civilization in order to understand them better. To focus on the differences between the East and West, this book discusses the origins of pottery, as well as the traditions of wheat and rice cultivation. This book incorporates the results of the most recent works carried out in the Eastern and Western world in relation to the man-land relationship and in order to understand the basic difference in the origin of Eastern and Western civilization discusses the origins of pottery as well as the traditions of wheat and rice cultivation. This book completely reverses the conventional view that the East was behind the West and makes it clear that the origins of pottery and agriculture in the East precedes those in the West. This book aims to rediscover the values of Eastern civilization in the history of human civilization which often have been overlooked. Based on a pluralistic view with comparative studies of the East and West, this book takes a step forward in the construction of a new history of human civilization. Printed Pages: 400. 016693
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