Description
This informative book on art deals with the term ?Art? in a very compass. There are 29 chapters that deal with the different forms of art separately. In the book the reader will find notices onart in ancient India; vedic and puranic gods; the art of Hindus, Buddhists, Muslims, Parsees, Jains and Sikhs; the epics; architecture in Agra, Fatehpur Sikri, Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Banaras, Lucknow, and Delhi; the cave temples of Elephanta, Ellora; arms and armour; brass and copper wares; carpets and other woven materials; inlaid work and enamels and lacquer; jewellery; paintings; pottery; gold and silver plating, etc., there are numerous fullpage illustrations, and many line drwings in the text. This book was first published in 1922.
