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082			_aARTS _bWIL
100			_aWilson, Henry
245		0	_aPattern and Ornament in the Arts of India
260			_aLondon _bThames and Hudson _c2017
300			_a256 _c20.32 x 2.54 x 29.72 cm _rPaperback
504			_aThe 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.
650			_aArchitecture
650			_aArt
650			_aDecorative arts
650			_aDrawing
650			_aIndian art
650			_aOrnaments
650			_aPatterns
650			_aSketching
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