A History Of Fine Art In India And Ceylon From The Earliest Times To The Present Day - PAPERBACK

This big and lavishly illustrated work traces the evolution of the arts and of the fine arts (sculpture, architecture, monuments, painting, calligraphy, etc) of the nations of south Asia. The book has 15 detailed chapters, which are divided into geographical, and sometimes historical, zones : the book starts with the Mauryan period, and proceeds to notice Mathura and Amravati, with reference to the Kushan influence; the foreign influences; the Gupta period; cave temples; medieval period; southern India; Ceylon and java; central Asia, Tibet, and Nepal; Indo-Muhammadan styles of architecture; their decorative arts; painting, and the modern schools are the last chapters. There are there are 179 plates of photos, illustrations (some in colour), and ground plans accompanying the text. Second Edition revised by K.De. B. Codrington This book is a reprint of the 1930 edition About the Author :-Vincent Arthur Smith, CIE, (1843–1920) was an Irish Indologist and art historian. He was born in Dublin on 3rd June 1843 which was then part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. His father was Dr Aquilla Smith, well known in medical and numismatic circles in Dublin and London. He passed the Indian Civil Services exam in 1871 and was appointed to what would become the United Provinces in India. He would go to serve between 1871–1900 in a variety of magisterial and executive positions including terms as district and sessions judge eventually retiring as commissioner in July 1900. By 1910 Smith was settled in Oxford where he joined St. John's College and was appointed a Curator of the Indian Institute. The Title 'A History Of Fine Art In India And Ceylon From The Earliest Times To The Present Day written/authored/edited by Vincent A. Smith', published in the year 2020. The ISBN 9788121235150 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 564 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House