Introduction to Indian Art

by Coomaraswamy, Ananda K.

• ISBN13: 9788121503891
• ISBN10: 8121503892
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-12-01
• Publisher: Munshirm Manoharlal Pub Pvt Ltd

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.

Author Biography

Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy was Curator of Indian Art in the Boston Museum.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Indo-Sumerian	p. 1
Dravidians and Aryans	p. 5
The Saisunaga-Nanda Period (642-320 B.C.)	p. 12
Vedic Origins	p. 20
Pre-Mauryan Sculpture	p. 21
The Great Enlightenment	p. 23
Early Buddhist Art - Maurya, Sunga and Early Andhra	p. 26
Development of Devotional Theism	p. 32
Kusana and Later Andhra Period	p. 36
The Gupta Period	p. 44
Early Mediaeval Period	p. 51
Mediaeval Sculpture (A.D. 850-1200)	p. 56
Southern India (Tenth to Eighteenth Century)	p. 60
Further India and Indonesia	p. 64
Mediaeval Buddhist Painting	p. 68
Jaina Painting	p. 71
Rajput Painting	p. 73
Understanding Indian Art	p. 78
Supplementary Bibliography	p. 85
Notes on Illustrations	p. 87
Index	p. 93
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