Color photographs portray the social and religious life in Benares and along the Ganges River

Benares

Wilson, Henry

Travel

Thames&Hudson

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. 350 color illustrations

Pattern and Ornament in the Arts of India

Arts & Photography

History & Criticism

Three vibrant and colorful notebooks―two blank and one ruled―with coversfeaturing artwork derived from India’s decorative genius The richness of the arts of India is overwhelming, and perhaps most noticeably so in its architecture. This set of notebooks, featuring intricate patterns in Indian architecture and design on the covers, showcases 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.

Patterns of India: Notebooks: Set of 3 (Thames & Hudson Stationery)

A selection of notecards featuring intricate patterns found in Indian architecture and design The richness of the arts of India is overwhelming, and perhaps most noticeably so in its architecture. This selection of notecards featuring intricate patterns in Indian architecture and design 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.

Patterns of India: Notecards (Thames & Hudson Stationery)

Ten sheets of gorgeous gift-wrapping paper featuring imaginative designs that draw on the richness of the arts of India The richness of the arts of India is overwhelming, and perhaps most noticeably so in its architecture. These ten sheets of gorgeous gift-wrapping paper featuring imaginative designs that draw on the richness of the arts of India reveal 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.

Patterns of India: 10 Sheets of Wrapping Paper with 12 Gift Tags (Thames & Hudson Stationery)

A beautiful and inspirational coloring book on the exquisite patterns found in Indian architecture and interiors
The variety of patterns in the exquisitely wrought details of India’s architecture and interiors is boundless, and one can only marvel at the ways in which materials such as wood, stone, and plaster have been transformed into masterworks of decorative art.
Photographer and illustrator Henry Wilson has spent decades recording the pictorial imagination of the many thousands of craftsmen who have rendered abstract and representative patterns with such extraordinary patience and skill. This beautiful new coloring book presents a range of patterns and decorative motifs from across India, allowing the reader to explore designs from one of the world’s greatest and most creative cultures while rendering them in color combinations that are entirely one-of-a-kind. 79 illustrations, 31 in color

Patterns of India: A Coloring Book

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Crafts & Hobbies

This gift range is inspired by Henry Wilson's Floral Patterns of India, an outstanding sourcebook of photographs and drawings for lovers of both design and India, and practising artists and designers everywhere. Henry Wilson's drawings - which in a magically abstract form copy the decoration illustrated or perform variations on it - interpret and revel in the Indian aesthetic.

Floral Patterns of India: 16 Notecards

Ten sheets of gorgeous gift-wrapping paper featuring imaginative designs that draw on the richness of the floral arts of India The richness of the arts of India is overwhelming, and perhaps most noticeably so in its architecture. These ten sheets of gorgeous gift-wrapping paper featuring imaginative floral designs that draw on the richness of the arts of India reveal 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.

Floral Patterns of India: 10 Sheets of Wrapping Paper with 12 Gift Tags

More than 300 designs―as labels, stickers, and tape―featuring exquisite floral patterns from India The stylish label designs, reproduced from Henry Wilson's Floral Patterns of India, come in various shapes and sizes and allow you to decorate and seal your envelopes and packages with these exquisite patterns inspired by Indian architecture. The sticker paper is uncoated and easy to write on with pen, pencil or felt marker.

Floral Patterns of India: Gift Labels, Stickers and Tape

A detailed presentation of 27 private homes of those at the forefront of the Indian new wave of decoration and design.

India Contemporary

Asia

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