The Wall-Paintings of India, Central Asia, and Ceylon: A Comparative Study
Boston, Massachusetts: A. Townshend Johnson / The Merrymount Press, 1938. Hardcover. Grey cloth portfolio with red cloth at spine and bottom red cloth ties. Red title lettering. Decorative map end paper on inside of front cover/lid. Booklet laid in with grey wraps; 94 pp. with 30 color plates laid in and 6 bw figures. VG-, clean Exlibrary copy. Item #125387
With an extensive essay about Buddhist art by Ananda K. Coomaraswamy, as well as explanatory text by Benjamin Rowland, Jr. Includes 6 sections about the wall paintings of Bamiyan, the Ajanta cave temples, the Bagh caves, and more. Lovely, large plates, in spite of the stamping. "Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy was a Ceylonese Tamil philosopher and metaphysician, as well as a pioneering historian and philosopher of Indian art, particularly art history and symbolism, and an early interpreter of Indian culture to the West." (Wikipedia).
OCLC: 2378444
Price: $140.00