India: Art and Architecture in Ancient and Medieval Periods

2017·6.3 MB·English

by  Roma Chatterjee

ART AND ARCHITECTURE
IN ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL PERIODS
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INDIA
Art and Architecture in
Ancient and Medieval
Periods
PUBLICATIONS DIVISION
MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
May 1981 : (Saka 1903)
Fifth Reprint : 2017 (Saka 1939)
© Publications Division
ISBN: 978-81-230-2584-1
I»|£J HIST-ENG-REP-094-2017-18
Price : ^ 70.00
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Editor : Roma Chatterjee
Cover Design : Rajender Kumar
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Preface
Sir William Hunter’s well-known book The Indian Empire was
published in 1881. It was revised and published in four volumes in
1907-09 under the title The Imperial Gazetteer of India. These four
volumes have now been revised and brought up-to-date. They are
entitled The Gazetteer of India: Indian Union. The second volume—
History and Culture—was published in 1973.
Some of the chapters of this volume, namely, Government and
Economic Life; Society, Religion and Literature; Arts and Architecture;
Pre-Historic and Proto-Historic Periods; Early History of India up to
A.D. 1206; and History of Medieval India (A.D. 1206-A.D. 1761)
which have a wider public opinion, are being published separately in
the form of booklets. The idea is to provide to the general public
especially the university students, low-priced publications containing
authentic and objective information on these subjects by well-known
writers who are experts in their respective fields.
J. Burgess contributed the chapter on Architecture to the Imperial
Gazetteer of India. In the revised Indian Gazetteer, there are a number
of contributors who wrote the chapters on Art and Architecture in
Ancient and Medieval India on which this booklet is based. These are
S.K. Saraswati, J.N. Banerjea, Niharranjan Ray, V. Raghavan and Ajit
Mookerjee for Ancient Period and Mulk Raj Anand, C. Sivaramamurti,
Anand Krishna, V. Raghuvan, Kapila Vatsyayan and Nilakashi Sen
Gupta for Medieval Period. It is hoped that not only this booklet but the
entire series will have a useful purpose and meet the requirements of the
general public.
New Delhi P.N. Chopra
March 28, 1979 Editor (Gazetteers)

Contents
Ancient Period
1. Architecture 3
2. Sculpture and Iconography 37
3. Paintings 45
4. Dance, Drama and Music 53
5. Crafts 61
Medieval Period
6. Architecture 69
7. Sculpture and Iconography 76
8. Paintings 83
9. Dance, Drama and Music 93
10. Crafts of India 102

Ancient Period