The Sky Face: Kirtimukha and related hybrid creatures in the architecture of Nepal, South and Southeast Asia
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Part I Introduction 17 About the Meaning and Symbolism in Mythic Art 20 The European Legacy 25 The Lion in Art and Architecture 52 Kirtimukha at Sculptures, 5th to 17th Centuries 59 Kirtimukha's Identity with the Atmosphere - the Sky Face 63 Kirtimukha's Brother, the Sun-Bird Garuda 71 Kirtimukha, the Devouring Sun , and the Breath of Life - an identity of Contraries Part II Nepal 83 Introduction 87 Building Components Bearing Kirtimukhas 97 Animals and Hybrid Cretures in Newar Architecture 111 The Early Phase: Temples, Shrines and Buddhist Votive Architecture - 7th to 11th Centuries 145 Temples - 13th to 18th Centuries 239 Patan Palace (Darbar) - 16th to 18th Centuries 279 Buddhist Votive Architecture - 17th to 19th Centuries 305 Temples, Palaces and Domestic Architecture - Late 18th to 20th Centuries Part III India 323 Kirtimukha in Architecture through the Ages 2nd to 14th Centuries 327 Ajanta 342 Ellora 348 Badami, Pattadakal, Aihole, Nachna-kuthara,, Gyaraspur, Madkheda, Khajuraho, Vijayanagar 369 Orissa Part IV South-East Asia 387 Java and Cambodia 389 Central Java - Borobudur and Prambanan 435 Cambodia - Angkor 479 Myanmar - Bagan
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