S D Trivedi (64 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. The Allahabad Museum has an impressive collection of Sunga Gupta late Gupta and early medieval period sculptural masterpieces discovered at different places around Allahabad. During the last twenty five years a sizeable number of sculptures mostly pertaining to the early medieval and medieval art styles have been added to the collection of the Museum. 234 pp.…

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Condition: New. pp. 233 Figures, Illus.

Hardcover. Condition: New. ISBN:9788173041402.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Paperback in black dust jacket. 4to. - over 9¾ in. - 12 in., 151pp. Mild wear to wraps, binding solid and strong, owner name to front inner wrap, interior text and images clean. Dust jacket mildly worn, some chipping to upper front edge, no major tears. Very Good copy in Very Good dust jacket.…

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Condition: New. 1st Edition.

Condition: New. pp. 233 1st Published.

Condition: New. pp. 233, Abbreviations.

Condition: New. pp. xxxviii + 130 Figures, Illus.

Condition: New. pp. xxxviii + 130 1st Published.

Condition: New. pp. xxxviii + 130.

Soft cover. Condition: used/very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 151 Pges. 36 Plates With Many B/W Figures. Text In English And Hindi. Contains 14 Articles Published For A Seminar. Card Covers With Edge Wear.

Soft cover. Condition: used/very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 151 Page. B&W Illustrations. Text In Hindi And English. One Minor Pinhole. Card Covers.

HARDCOVER. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. Hardcover edition. 120pp, large octavo hardcover in dj. boards clean, binding strong and solid, interior clean. DJ covers lightly worn along edges with no major chips or tears, 1/2" open tear bottom rear fore-edge, covers clean otherwise.…

Hardcover. Condition: New. ISBN:9788188934553.

Condition: New. pp. xviii + 274 Illus. (Partly Col.), Map.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Very good hardback copy in very good dustjacket. 3 Volumes. 908 pages Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Condition: New. pp. xviii + 274 Acknowledgements.

Condition: New. pp. xviii + 274, Map, Index 1st Published.

Hardcover. Condition: New. 2009; size: 29 cm,pp. xviii+274 (Illus. Col. & b/w).

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Contents Foreword. Preface. Introduction. I. The Narratives 1. Redemption of Ahalya. 2. Humiliation of Shurpanakha. 3. Jatayu's sacrifice. 4. Sugreeva's Chatisement. 5. Sita's ordeal by fire. 6. Birth of Lord Krishna. 7. The butter thief. 8. Krishna reddems Yakshas. 9.Subjugation of Kaliya. 10. The slaying of Kuvalayapida. 11. Miracle at Mount Govardhana. 12. Krishna expropriates Indra of Parijata. 13. Krishna Swallows forest fire. 14. Bhima Jarasandha Combat. 15. Seduction of Ekshringa. 16. Descent of Ganga. 17. Churning of the Milky Ocean. 18. The Boar incarnation of Vishnu. 19. Narasimha The man lion. 20. Vamana Trivikrama. 21. Legendary animus of Garuda and serpents. 22. The epic clash of Gods and demons. 23. Jyotirlinga the pillar of light. 24. Kamadeva's misadventure. 25. The wedding of Shiva Parvati. 26. Ravana's comeuppance. 27. Durga the slayer of buffalo demon Mahishasura. 28. Deliverance of elephant King Gajendra. 29. Ruru miga Jataka. 30. Bidala Kukkuta Jataka. 31. Mahakapi Jataka. 32. Muga Pakkha Jataka. 33. Dukhopadana Jataka. 34. Nativity of Gautama Buddha. 35. The great departure. 36. The enlightenment of Buddha. 37. The first Sermon. 38. Conversion of Kashyapas. 39. Monkey's offering. 40. The gift of Jetavana. 41. The great Decease. 42. Bharat and Bahubali. 43. Nativity of Neminatha. 44. Neminatha's renunciation. 45. Samvara's attack on Parshvanatha. 46. Nativity of Mahavira the Jina. 47. Mahavira Subjugates serpents. 48. Kalakacharya and Gradabhilla. 49. Udayana Vasavadatta. 50. Laila Majnum. 51. Dhola Maru. 52. The exodus. 53. Rustom and Sohrab. 54. Monkey and the crocodile. 55. Vikramaditya's seat of justice. Glossary. Select Bibliography. Index. The book starts with the introduction discussing the concept and role of myths and legends in Indian Art. It talks about the centrality of myths and legends in ancient Indian literature folklore and popular imagination of the ordinary people. It traces the essential role that myths played in the development of Hindu cosmology and cosmogony the flights of fancy of the early Aryan mind and the efforts of Vedic and post Vedic poets and thinkers to rationalize unexplained phenomenon and man's relationship with it through the medium of myriad divinities. Also discussed are the various forms of early later and post Vedic literary works and their role in providing a platform for the growth of a stupendous storehouse of myths and legends that are the bedrock of ancient and modern religious practice. It also discusses the chronological development of myths into various plastic arts. The Indian artist made a conscious effort to highlight the ethos of mythology in his creations. He successfully moulded the tales taken from literature tradition and folklore into varied forms like terracotta stone sculpture painting etc. The book deals specifically with the ploy of continuous narration in a single frame employed by the artist to spectacularly telling effect. The extensive chronology of art activity in India as witnessed in the emergence of new themes development of many trends and changes in the attitude and response of people has been discussed thoroughly. The second part of the book contains about 55 stories from the rich literary and folk traditions of India each story adorned by a representative photograph of artwork in clay stone wood or paint illustrating the tale. The photographic reproductions are not there simply as an adornment for the story but their theme has been discussed at length with regard to the essence of the tale the background similar representations of the theme at other places and many more allied issues. For the first time the art forms have been evaluated in a comprehensive way in the perspective of mythology and prevalent tradition. The masterpieces of art reproduced have been carefully selected keeping in mind chronological range variety of mediums different sources of repositories and above all their way of presentation. Special attention has been p. …

BINDING - Card Covers with lig. Condition: CONDITION - Used/ Good. 110 Pages. Illustrated.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Included. Contents Presidential address. Chairman's address. 1. Some unique uncommon or iconographically extraordinary Brahmanical sculptures/N.P. Joshi. 2. Metal art in the museums of Lucknow and Mathura/S.D. Trivedi. 3. Metallic art of western Orissa/P.K. Nayak. 3. Jaina metal images in foreign collections a study in iconography and aesthetics/M.N.P. Tiwari. 5. Jain bronzes from Aluara/U.C. Dwivedi. 6. Chausa Jaina bronzes/C.P. Sinha. 7. Apsaras a unique bronze image from Khmer/Manjushree Rao. 8. A bronze Goddess Srilaksmi in Allahabad Museum/Suniti Pandey. 9. A unique bronze of Saint Kannappan/Gangadaran and M. Venkatesan. 10. A gold Ganesa mask found in North Konkan/Kumud Kanitkar. 11. Use of gold in Indian textiles/Anamika Pathak. 12. Historic scenes on Lakshmana temple at Khajuraho/Alok Tripathi. 13. New light on the so called Lotus Mahal Hampi nomenclature and construction/S.N. Shivarudraswamy. 14. Study of Parikara in Brahmanical metal images of Pala and Chola period/Aparna Tripathi. 15. Huqqa in metallic art and it's depiction in painting/Shailendra Kumar and Jyotima. General Secretary's report. Use of metal for crafting sculptures and other works of art in India is more than 5000 years old. There are several exemplary creations testifying mastery of ancient metallurgists through the ages. This book contains papers presented on metal art of India. These articles on ancient bronzes gold images and use of gold in textiles give a deep insight into the various aesthetic and technical aspects of metal art of India. The papers deal with collections in famous museums like Lucknow Allahabad and Mathura and some other metal images in foreign collections. Authors have studied iconography and aesthetics of finds from various famous centers of metallic art such as Chausa Aluara Western Orissa South India and Konkan. Not only the art of Pala and Chola period but also their depictions in art are discussed. Illustrated with colour images and figures this book throws light on various aspects of metal art of India. 130 pp. …

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Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hard cover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Jacket spine is sunned and bottom has a closed tear. Jacket is worn, especially along top edge. Spine is cracked but secure. Cover is worn. Cover corners are bumped, affecting pages. Paste-down fly leaves are warped. Front paste-down fly leaf has marking from previous owner in ink. Inside is clean and unmarked.…

Softcover. Cardboard wraps with black and color-illustrated dust jacket with yellow lettering. 151 pp + XXXVI plates with many BW figures. Text in English and Hindi. Contains 14 articles published for a seminar. "The Allahabad Museum hosted a high level Seminar to discuss, analyse and reasses [sic] the art effects of Sunga Art with a fresh approach and vision in February 1987." -- dj flap. G+/G+. Dust jacket shows some wear, small rips. Owner's writing on first page. Texts and plates are generally clean, though there is some foxing along page edges. Title page has some browning along bottom edge. …

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