Pattern and Ornament in the Arts of India Wilson Henry
Pattern and Ornament in the Arts of India Wilson Henry The richness of the arts of India is overwhelming, and perhaps most noticeably so in its architecture. It also highlights the skill, patience,…
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Pattern and Ornament in the Arts of India Wilson Henry
The richness of the arts of India is overwhelming, and perhaps most noticeably so in its architecture. It also highlights the skill, patience, and pictorial imagination of the many thousands of craftsmen and their patrons.The timeline runs for almost two thousand years, from the Buddhist stupa at Sanchi of the first century BC/AD to Rajput palace interiors of c. 1900. This innovative volume reveals the exquisite detail of the decorative compositions, their finesse, precision, and creativity.
Hundreds of atmospheric photographs are juxtaposed with graphic transpositions of the designs, patterns, and ornamentation to reveal the nature of the architectural detail, where stone, wood, mirror work, and plaster are transformed into masterworks of decorative
Patterns of India Wilson Henry
India in the Eyes of Europeans