Main entry:

Rowland, Benjamin, 1904-1972, author.

Title & Author:

The Art and Architecture of India : Buddhist, Hindu, Jain / Benjamin Rowland.

Publication:

London ; Baltimore : Penguin Books, [1953]

Description:

xvii, 288 pages, 190 pages of plates : illustrations (black and white), map, plans ; 27 cm

Series:

The Pelican history of art ; Z2

Notes:
Glossary: pages 271-274.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-280) and index.
[Table of Contents] -- List of Figures -- List of Plates -- Acknowledgements -- Chronological Table and Pronunciation Guide -- Map -- PART ONE: THE PREHISTORIC AND EPIC PERIODS IN ART AND RELIGION -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Proto-Historic Period: The Indus Valley Civilization -- 3. The Epic Period: Vedic and Pre-Maurya Civilizations -- 4. The Epic Period: The Religions of India -- PART TWO: THE EARLY CLASSIC PERIODS -- 5. The First Indian Empire: The Maurya Period -- 6. The Śunga Period (185-72 B.C.) -- 7. Early Āndhra Period (72-25 B.C.) -- 8. The Rock-Cut Sanctuaries of Early Buddhism -- PART THREE: ROMANO-INDIAN ART IN NORTH-WEST INDIA AND CENTRAL ASIA -- 9. Art Under The Kushans - I. Gandhāra: Greco-Roman Form and Indian Iconography -- 10. Art Under The Kushans - II. Mathurā: The Indian Phase -- 11. Afghanistan: The Road to Central Asia -- 12. Buddhist Art in Turkestan -- 13. The Art of Kashmir -- PART FOUR: THE GOLDEN AGE AND END OF BUDDHIST ART -- 14. The Later Āndhra Period -- 15. The Golden Age: The Gupta Period -- 16. Late Buddhist Art in India, Nepal, and Tibet -- PART FIVE: THE HINDU RENAISSANCE -- 17. The Period of The Hindu Dynasties -- 18. South Indian Bronzes -- 19. Painting of the Period of The Hindu Dynasties: Wall-Paintings and Miniatures -- PART SIX: INDIAN ART IN CEYLON AND SOUTH-EAST ASIA -- 20. Ceylon -- 21. Cambodia: The Art and Architecture of the Khmers -- 22. Art and Architecture in Siam -- 23. The Art and Architecture of Burma -- 24. Java -- Notes -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- THE PLATES -- Index.

Subject:

Art, Indic.
Buddhist art India.
Hindu art India.
Jaina art India.
Buddhist architecture India.
Hindu architecture India.
Jaina architecture India.
Art de l'Inde.
Art bouddhique Inde.
Art hindou Inde.
Art jaïna Inde.
Architecture bouddhique Inde.
Architecture hindoue Inde.
Architecture jaïna Inde.
Buddhist architecture
Buddhist art
Hindu architecture
Hindu art
Jaina architecture
Jaina art
Arte (Asia)
Architecture India
Art Inde.
Art hindou.
Architecture Inde.
India

Added entries:

Pelican history of art ; Z2.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 13951
Call No.: W9737; ID:87-B15156
Status: Available