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Bollingen Series #0006: Myths and Symbols in Indian Art and Civilization by Heinrich Zimmer Publisher Comments "In viewing India's art and civilization, the late Dr. Heinrich Zimmer, a man of penetrating intellect, the keenest esthetic sensibility and a predilection for psychoanalytic methods, found unlimited material for employing all three qualities. . . . The... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $14.50 Used - Trade Paper 
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Heavenly Himalayas: The Murals of Mangyu and Other Discoveries in Ladakh by Peter Van Ham Synopsis This volume presents for the first time in book form important and largely unknown treasures of Indo-Kashmiri Buddhism.... (read more) Your price: $75.00 New - Hardcover
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The Encyclopedia of Tibetan Symbols and Motifs by Robert Beer Publisher Comments For artists, designers, and all with an interest in Buddhist and Tibetan art, this is the first exhaustive reference to the seemingly infinite variety of symbols found throughout Tibetan art in line drawings, paintings, and ritual objects. Hundreds of... (read more) Your price: $75.00 New - Hardcover
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Tibetan Painting: The Jucker Collection by Hugo E Kreijer Synopsis Reproduced here are exquisite paintings of the historical Buddha, bodhisattvas, historical and mythological figures, protectors of the Buddhist law, tutelary deities, as well as rare bardo paintings, black background scrolls, and mandalas. The selection... (read more) List Price $75.00 Your price: $45.00 Used - Hardcover
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Hanging Fire: Contemporary Art from Pakistan by Salima Hashmi Publisher Comments The Swami Vivekananda's speech to the World's Parliament of Religions in Chicago in 1893 is the centerpiece of Indian artist Jitish Kallat's new work, Public Notice 3. The installation went on view at the Art Institute of Chicago on September 11, 2010... (read more) List Price $49.95 Your price: $33.50 Sale - Hardcover
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Sacred Art of Tibet by Tarthang Tulku Publisher Comments A survey of Tibetan sculpture and painting, this book examines sacred art, its philosophical foundations, and its role in Tibetan Buddhist meditation. Forty full-page black and white photographs.... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Sacred Visions: Early Painting in Tibet by Steven Kossak Book News Annotation Presents reproductions of 55 ancient Tibetan paintings, many never before published. Works are discussed in relation to their style, iconography, provenance, and date. Accompanying essays place the paintings in historical context by: tracking the... (read more) Your price: $32.00 Used - Hardcover
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A Celebration of Love (Roli Books) by Harsha V Dehejia Publisher Comments The "romantic heroine in the Indian tradition is celebrated in prose, poetry, painting, dance and music. This volume examines these various aspects of her romantic emotion, its depiction in the paintings of the Rajput courts and other schools of art, and... (read more) List Price $34.95 Your price: $5.98 Used - Hardcover
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Chalo! India: A New Era of Indian Art by Karlheinz Essl Publisher Comments This catalogue for an exhibition of new Indian art highlights the country's freshest and most intriguing painting, sculpture, photography and multimedia installations, which often explore themes of identity, spirituality and urbanization.... (read more) List Price $45.00 Your price: $30.95 Sale - Hardcover
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Horn Please: Narratives in Contemporary Indian Art by Kunstmuseum Bern Publisher Comments While Western Modernism rejected narrative, and Western contemporary art is just now coming around again, India boasts a strong tradition of contemporary figurative, narrative painting. Horn Please follows the contemporary Eastern art scene from the past... (read more) List Price $50.00 Your price: $14.95 Used - Hardcover
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Tibetan Religious Art by Antoinette K Gordon Publisher Comments Assembled by an anthropologist at the American Museum of Natural History, this work features an informative overview of the intrinsic relationship of Buddhist deities to Tibetan art and a lavish assortment of well-captioned illustrations: temple... (read more) List Price $10.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Indian Art (01 Edition) by Partha Mitter Publisher Comments This concise yet lively new survey guides the reader through 5,000 years of Indian art and architecture. A rich artistic tradition is fully explored through the Hindu, Buddhist, Islamic, Colonial, and contemporary periods, incorporating discussion of... (read more) List Price $27.95 Your price: $14.00 Used - Trade Paper
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A Portrait of the Hindus: Balthazar Solvyns and the European Image of India 1760-1824 by Robert Hardgrave Publisher Comments The Flemish artist Francois Balthazar Solvyns, who lived in Calcutta from 1791 to 1803, is little known, but his collection of etchings of the Hindus provide a rich and compelling portrait of India two hundred years ago. These remarkable prints... (read more) List Price $95.00 Your price: $40.00 Used - Hardcover
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Edge of Desire: Recent Art in India by Chaitanya Sambrani Publisher Comments The book presents a decade-long perspective on contemporary visual practices in India, with stunning visuals and insightful essays by leading intellectuals in the field. Engaging with a diversity of art practices and creative conditions, the publication (... (read more) List Price $52.95 Your price: $19.95 Used - Hardcover
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Wonder of the Age: Master Painters of India, 1100-1900 by John Guy Publisher Comments This vividly illustrated publication features 110 works by many of the most eminent painters in the history of Indian art. These remarkable paintings, dating from 1100 to 1900, were selected according to identifiable artists, and they refute the long... (read more) Your price: $45.00 New - Hardcover
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Tipu's Tigers by Susan Stronge Publisher Comments Tipus Tiger is one of the V&As most enduringly famous and fascinating objects. Commissioned in the 1790s by Tipu Sultan of Mysore, India, this extraordinary wooden automaton of a tiger devouring a British soldier was a symbol of the Sultans authority... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $13.50 Sale - Hardcover
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Baby! by Sirish Rao Publisher Comments In Association with Tara Publishing Throughout India,images of babies appear everywhere-on posters, in calendars, and onbillboards. And these are no ordinary babies-Doctor baby, Scientistbaby, Apollo rocket baby-all make their appearance. Babies are... (read more) List Price $17.25 Your price: $8.95 Used - Hardcover
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New Delhi, New Wave by Jerome Neutres Publisher Comments The recent Bollywood craze in the West might get more exposure, but contemporary Indian artists aren't far behind. New Delhi, New Wave is the best introduction to date to the work of established and emerging Indian artists--many of whom are dealing with... (read more) List Price $70.00 Your price: $24.97 Sale - Hardcover
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Hindu Art by T Richard Blurton Publisher Comments In a survey that stretches back to prehistory, Blurton discusses the religious, cultural, and historical influences that figure in Hindu art. Tracing its evolution, he shows how Hindu art has come to embrace widely varying styles, reflecting differences... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $15.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The art of India by Nigel Cawthorne Book News Annotation Giving an introductory glimpse of the many-faceted art of India, begins with the art of the Indus valley and continues through the first imperial art, religious art, the classical period, South India, medieval art, Islamic art, and the rise of... (read more) List Price $22.00 Your price: $4.95 Used - Hardcover
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