The Bundi Wall-Paintings in Rajasthan: Rediscovered Treasures - Couverture rigide

Beach, Milo

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0300204493 ISBN 13 : 9780300204490

Editeur : Yale University Press, 2014

Synopsis

This unprecedented volume celebrates the survival of the wall-paintings at Bundi by presenting a stunning photographic survey of these long-hidden treasures, most published for the first time, and including both abundant details and many scenes that cannot be seen by the naked eye. The royal fort at Bundi, an isolated town in the Indian state of Rajasthan, is home to elaborately decorated palaces that are among Indias most beautiful buildings. That several of the palaces have been completely closed to visitors until very recently has kept their painted walls hidden from public view, but it has also helped their preservation. The paintings depict daily life at the Bundi court from the early seventeenth to the late nineteenth centuries, as well as scenes from traditional literary and religious texts. The illustrations together reveal the rich cultural interrelationships that gave these paintings their unique power and importance.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Yale University Press
• Date d'édition: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0300204493
• ISBN 13: 9780300204490
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 252