Dictionary of Indian art & artists : including technical art terms / Pratima Sheh.

Main entry:

Sheth, Pratima, 1951-

Title & Author:

Dictionary of Indian art & artists : including technical art terms / Pratima Sheh.

Publication:

[Ahmedabad] : Mapin ; Ocean Township, N.J. : Grantha ; Easthampton, MA : Antique Collectors' Club [distributor], 2006.

Description:

400 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 26 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 389-399).
Glimpses of the evolution of Indian art / by Aban Amroliwalla and Radha Kumar -- Art, nation and identity, colonial India, the first phase / by Partha Mitter -- Dictionary A to Z -- Preservation of art objects / by O.P. Agrawal.
Dust jacket.

Summary:

From Ajanta to Yantra, with over 1300 entries on painting, drawing, prints sculpture, galleries and institutions, including more than 300 colour illustrations, "Dictionary of Indian Art & Artists" presents a comprehensive picture of the world of art in India. The first book to focus exclusively on the evolution and context of Indian art, it provides a roadmap for the artist, student, art-professional and art-lover to discover or gain advance knowledge on movements, monuments and institutions that represent the creative force of Indian art. Utilising extensive cross referencing, links are made between artists, concepts, techniques and various schools of art. - from Amazon.

ISBN:

1890206334 (hbk.)
9781890206338 (hbk.)
8185822905 (Mapin)
9788185822907 (Mapin)

Subject:

Art, Indic Dictionaries.
Artists India Biography Dictionaries.
Artistes Inde Biographies Dictionnaires anglais.
Art, Indic
Artists
Kunst
Künstler
Art India Dictionaries.
Artists India Dictionaries.
Art, Modern India 20th century Dictionaries.
India
Indien

Form/genre:

Dictionaries.
dictionaries.
Biographies
Biografie.
Wörterbuch.
Dictionnaires.

Added entries:

Amroliwalla, Aban
Kumar, Radha
Mitter, Partha
Agrawal, Om Prakash, 1931-

Dictionary of Indian art and artists

Holdings:

Location: Library study room 246757
Call No.: N7301 .S5 2006
Status: Available

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