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AJANTA CAVES: ANCIENT PAINTINGS OF BUDDHIST INDIA (0500285012)
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- ISBN
- 9780500285015
- Book Title
- Ajanta Caves : Ancient Paintings of Buddhist India
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson
- Item Length
- 11.7 in
- Publication Year
- 2005
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.8 in
- Genre
- Design, Art, Religion, Social Science, History
- Topic
- Buddhism / History, Archaeology, United States / State & Local / MidWest (IA, Il, in, Ks, Mi, MN, Mo, Nd, Ne, Oh, Sd, Wi), History / General, Decorative Arts
- Item Weight
- 51.5 Oz
- Item Width
- 9.9 in
- Number of Pages
- 256 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
ISBN-10
0500285012
ISBN-13
9780500285015
eBay Product ID (ePID)
44168540
Product Key Features
Book Title
Ajanta Caves : Ancient Paintings of Buddhist India
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Buddhism / History, Archaeology, United States / State & Local / MidWest (IA, Il, in, Ks, Mi, MN, Mo, Nd, Ne, Oh, Sd, Wi), History / General, Decorative Arts
Publication Year
2005
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Design, Art, Religion, Social Science, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
51.5 Oz
Item Length
11.7 in
Item Width
9.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2004-100310
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
The only known examples of Buddhist carvings and paintings from an epoch of extraordinary vitality. . . . As adept a commentator as be is a photographer, Behl provides fascinating explanations of the techniques used to carve the animated reliefs and paint the richly detailed murals.
Dewey Decimal
755/.943095479
Synopsis
In 1819, a group of British soldiers on a hunting expedition chanced upon the Ajanta caves some 200 miles north east of Bombay. Ranging in date from the second century BC the sixth century AD, the exquisite Buddhist paintings and sculptures found there new rank among the world's most important cultural treasures. The murals were created using only the glow of lamps and candles quite unlike the harsh light employed in modern professional photography. For this book, Benoy K. Behl has used long exposures that pick up natural ambient light, capturing the art for the first time in all its glory and luminosity. The early followers of the Buddha created an isolated haven where they could meditate in peace. Stonecutters carved out massive caves decorated with lithe and graceful figures, fashioning beams and rafters from the rock in imitation of wooden buildings. Painters worked on exquisite murals that depict scenes of princely processions, ladies with their handmaidens, bejeweled animals, ascetics in monasteries, fantastic birds and beasts all demonstrating a startling degree of sophistication. Ajanta provides virtually the only evidence remaining of painting styles that first developed in India and then traveled with the spread of Buddhism into the Himalayan region, across Central Asia into China, and from there to Japan and Korea., New in paperback, this stunningly photographed book was hailed by The Times Higher Education Supplement as 'one of the most gorgeous and stimulating books of Indian art ever produced'., In 1819, a group of British soldiers chanced upon the Ajanta caves, lying in a ravine of the Waghora river some 200 miles north-east of Bombay. Ranging in date from the 2nd century BC to the 6th century AD, the exquisite Buddhist paintings and sculptures that they found there now rank among the world's most important cultural treasures. Here, Benoy K. Behl captures some of the finest works of Buddhist art in all their glory and luminosity. The exquisite murals depict the Jatakas (tales of previous incarnations) of Lord Buddha, scenes of princely processions, ladies with their handmaidens, bejewelled animals, ascetics in monasteries and fantastical birds and beasts, all with a startling degree of sophistication. What is unique about the paintings is their humanity: the men and women of this world have the capacity to adore - they look upon each other with expressions of infinite caring. Ajanta provides virtually the only evidence remaining of painting styles that first developed in India and then travelled with the spread of Buddhism as far as Japan and Korea. potent symbol of the great beauty of India's rich artistic past.
LC Classification Number
ND2829.A4
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