Decorative Designs on Stone and Wood in India
Author : Enakshi Bhavnani
Publisher : Bombay : Taraporevala
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 19,14 MB
Release : 1978
Category : Art
ISBN :
1000 Decorative Designs from India
Author : Devi Thapa
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 19,22 MB
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Design
ISBN : 0486460401
Book Description
This sourcebook showcases 1,000 decorative black-and-white motifs plucked from India's many sumptuous handicrafts: stonework, batik, embroidered fabrics, pottery, jewelry, personal adornments, carpets, more.
Decorative Designs and Craftmanship of India
Author : Enakshi Bhavnani
Publisher : Bombay : D. B. Taraporevala Sons
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 48,21 MB
Release : 1969
Category : Decoration and ornament
ISBN :
Book Description
Indian Decorative Designs
Author : Kamla Aryan
Publisher : Conran Octopus
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 28,47 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Art
ISBN :
Book Description
Love of decoration is proverbial in our vast country. It is so deeply embedded in indians psyche that it found expression in everything. Since hoary antiquity, we Indians have been decorating our bodies our garments, our homes, our titualistic and utilitarian objects.
Naqsh
Author : Jay Thakkar
Publisher : Research Cell
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 45,42 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Architecture, Domestic
ISBN : 8175252855
Book Description
Through Naqsh, The Author Explores And Documents Exhaustively In Detail The Art Of Wood Carving Of Traditional Architecture Of Gujarat. Traversing From The History Of Wood Carving Of India, The Book Investigates Thoroughly The Tools And Techniques Applied By The Craftsmen Working Within The Trade Guilds. The Main Section Comprises Of The Ornamentations (Symbols, Motifs And Patterns) Witnessed On The Traditional Wooden Houses, Which Are Categorized And Analyzed In Terms Of Its Aesthetics, Its Occurence In Time And Its Physical And Symbolic Relation To The House. The Author Then Establishes Its Links And Connections To The Examples Found In Other Cultures And Explains The Dissemination Of This Art.
Wood Handicraft
Author : Omacanda Hāṇḍā
Publisher : Indus Publishing
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 17,85 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9788173871030
Book Description
Pattern and Ornament in the Arts of India
Author : Henry Wilson
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,37 MB
Release : 2016-11-08
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 0500292418
Book Description
An illuminating survey of Indian pattern and ornament as expressed in its architecture The richness of the arts of India is overwhelming, and perhaps most noticeably so in its architecture. This innovative volume reveals the exquisite detail of the decorative compositions, their finesse, precision, and creativity. 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. 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 art.
The Dance in India
Author : Enakshi Bhavnani
Publisher : Bombay : D. B. Taraporevala Sons
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 31,10 MB
Release : 1965
Category : Dance
ISBN :
Book Description
The journal of Indian art
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 31,32 MB
Release : 1892
Category :
ISBN :
Book Description
Pattern and Ornament in the Arts of India
Author : Henry Wilson
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 12,39 MB
Release : 2011-10-18
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 0500515824
Book Description
The richness of the arts of India is overwhelming, and perhaps most noticeably so in its architecture. This innovative volume reveals the exquisite detail of the decorative compositions, their finesse, precision, and creativity. 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. Hundreds of atmospheric photo- graphs 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 art.
