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Indian Art A & I
Dehejia

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The Indian subcontinent offers an amazing visual feast. Considering Indian art within a chronological framework, Vidya Dehejia analyses the great cities of the Indus civilization, the serene Buddha image, the intriguing art of cave sites, sophisticated temple-building traditions, the luxurious art of the Mughal court, the palaces and pavilions of Rajasthan, the churches of Portuguese Goa, art in the British Raj and the issues taking Indian art into the twenty-first century.The Art and Ideas series offers introductory books on all aspects of the history of art. Each book is written by an outstanding expert in the field, in an accessible and lively style. Completely up-to-date and comprehensive, these books are essential reading for students and rewarding for anyone curious about art. Books in the Art and Ideas series contain c.150-200 full colour and 50 black and white illustrations, more than any comparable series. They are enjoyable to read with fully integrated text and illustrations throughout, are authoritative and stimulatingly written by the leading experts in their fields. They include special features such as glossaries, biographies and comparative chronologies. The series is part of a comprehensive publishing programme to produce the definitive overview of world art at excellent value.`This is certainly the best book covering the full history of Indian Art. It is accessible but at the same time raises important issues and has the distinct advantage of comprehensive coverage, while other books almost invariably privilege pre-modern India. The carefully reasoned and well-written text as well as the copious colour illustrations make this book ideally suited as a text for undergraduate courses on Indian art.` (Frederick Asher, Department of Art History, University of Minnesota) `A compact volume that is beautifully illustrated, delightfully written and well suited to those approaching Indian art for the first time.` (Deborah Swallow, The Times Higher Education Supplement) `The author of this handsomely illustrated volume, with its generous array of splendid colour photographs, is to be congratulated for producing what is surely the most evenly balanced survey of Indian art yet to appear.` (George Michell, South Asian Studies)