ELEMENTS OF INDIAN ART & ARCHITECTURE PROF. R. NATH
Pp.16+140, Text figures 18, halftone plates 89
This is study of Indian Art in the context of its theory. Such ornaments of the Hindu temple as ‘Mithuna’ and ‘Lahara-Vallari’ and Sculpture-Iconography have been discussed at length. Textual prescriptions affirm, for example, that Devangana-Mithuna sculptures in the temple forum, both in dance and erotic postures, are incarnation of srngara.
Chapters :
01. Mithuna Depiction on the Hindu Temple 02. On the Individuality of Jaina Art 03. Formalisation of the Formless in Indian Art 04. Rock Cut Pratihara Temple of the Gwalior Fort 05. Elements of Sculptural Aestheticism 06. Lahara Vallari in Indian Art 07. Inter – relationship of the Performing and the Plastic Arts 08. Sun Temple of the Gwalior Fort 09. Erotic Depiction in the Chhitai-Charit 10. Padma-Kunda of the Rang Mahal Red Fort Delhi
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