Elements of Buddhist Iconography - Couverture rigide

Deva, Krishna

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 8173044325 ISBN 13 : 9788173044328

Editeur : Manohar Publishers and Distributors, 2009

Synopsis

First published by the Harvard university press in 1935, this volume is a sustained demonstration of Coomaraswamy's knowledge of the external feature of iconography, and his knowledge of the entire metaphysical tradition underlying the iconography.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Krishna Deva was an eminent scholar of Indian Art, Architecture, and Archaeology. He retired as Director, Archaeological Survey of India. He had the distinction of assisting the famous explorer Sir Aurel Stein in his archaeological explorations in Rajasthan, Bahawalpur and Baluchistan during 1940-1. He was also actively associated with Sir Mortimer Wheeler's excavations in India between 1944 and 1947. In addition, he conducted excavations at Rajaghat (Varanasi), Nagar near Jaipur, Vaisali and Kumrahar (Pataliputra). He had classified and reported on the pottery from Taxila, Arikamedu and Harappa. In addition to organizing the Temple Survey Project (North Region) of the Archaeological Survey of India, he was also deputed by the Government of India to make an Iconographical and Sculptural Survey of the images in Nepal.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Manohar Publishers and Distributors
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 8173044325
• ISBN 13: 9788173044328
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 146
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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