From the most basic artifacts and traditions of village life - earthenware water jars, brightly colored wooden toys and painted murals of Hindu deities on mud walls - to sophisticated and intricate geometric designs painstakingly etched on precious metal or carved in stone, here is a spectacular array of arts and crafts, representing the wealth of the country's craft heritage. Specially taken photographs complement a lively and thorough discussion of each medium: the plastic arts; wood and stone carving; metalwork; jewelry; textiles; paint and paper; and a colorful miscellany, including leatherwork, basketry and floral work. As well as comprehensive descriptions of materials and techniques such as inlay, enameling, sand-casting, tie-dye and papermaking, Arts and Crafts of India outlines the regional styles, history, and social and symbolic significance of many of the artifacts, informed by the authors' first-hand research - often in remote areas of the subcontinent. This book, complete with a collector's guide and glossary, will appeal to all those visiting India, as well as to designers, buyers, and anyone who appreciates the beauty and decorative value of ethnic arts and crafts.

Arts and Crafts of India

Gillow, John

Cooper, Ilay

Dawson, Barry

Arts & Photography

Thames&Hudson

Explores the rural towns and villages of India and comments on the buildings constructed according to ancient and sometimes religious practice to suit local conditions

Traditional Buildings of India

Architecture

Purbeck Revealed

History

James Pembroke Publishing Limi

Purbeck Arcadia

The Dovecote Press

Cycling into tiny desert towns in rarely visited northern Rajasthan, Ilay Cooper discovers impressive buildings, their walls covered with vibrant paintings. Fascinated, he settles nearby and finds that the main painted towns lie in the defunct administrative district of Shekhawati. After ten years studying all aspects of the paintings, the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) commissions him to document the phenomenon. Rajasthan recreates the past and illuminates the present of this unique region.

Rajasthan: Exploring Painted Shekhawati

Asia

Niyogi Books

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