The History of Art : Contemporary Perspectives
Contents: 1. Yajna Varaha images of Paramara period in Gujarat--an analytical study/Haripriya Rangarajan. 2. Gaja-Laksmi and Laksmi in the art of the Paramaras/Manjushree Rao. 3. An unique icon of Tryambaka Siva from Tadipatri/M. Krishna Kumari. 4. A rare image of Surya from Hansi, district Hisar, Haryana/Milan Kumar Chauley. 5. Recently discovered Brahma and Skanda images from Mora, Mathura/Vinay Kumar Gupta. 6. Critique of the wheel-and-deer device/Kiran Kumar Thaplyal. 7. Some rare Jain sculptures from Gujarat/D.R. Gehlot. 8. Srivatsa symbol on Buddha\'s breast/A.L. Srivastava. 9. Two narrative scenes from Sarnath/Shailendra Kumar. 10. Outstanding Hamsavali Apsara in sculptural art/Manjushree Rao. 11. Patralekha Apsara in Indian museum--a study/Abha Mishra Pathak. 12. Naga--the serpent God in worship and in traditional sculptural art in Karnataka/Jayalakshmi Yegnaswamy. 13. Nagini and Manasa icons in the Indian museum/Sankar Rajan Majumdar. 14. Some interesting sculptures in archaeological museum, Chanderi/J. Manuel and A.K. Pandey. 15. The veiled Rebekah/Gourisankar De. 16. The medieval bronzes of Bihar/C.P. Sinha. 17. Depiction of Vaisnava themes on ivory covers of some manuscripts in Kerala/Preeta Nayar. 18. Unfolding the meaning of Gita Govinda paintings of N.C. Mehra collection/Ratan Parimoo. 19. The narratives of Bhagavata Purana and Mankot Bhagavata paintings--a comparative study/Saroj Rani. 20. A Ragamala painting series in Bharat Kala Bhavan/Jyotima. 21. Ships in Murals of Ajanta/Alok Tripathi. 22. Early Orissan art and architecture--from 3rd century BCE to 3rd century CE/Nanda Kishor Swain. 23. Endurance of Brahmanism in the realm of Buddhism at Sanchi/Dillip Kumar Khamari. 24. Contributions of Jain art with special reference to Jain Temples at Khajuraho/Maruti Nandan Pd. Tiwari and Shanti Swaroop Sinha. 25. Environment renderings on the entrance doors of temples at Khajurao/Aparna Tripathi. 26. Temples of Paluvettaraiyars in district Perumbalur/C.R. Gayathri and R. Jeyaseelan. 27. Colonnade of the Diwan-i-khas, Agra Fort--a prisoner in England/R. Nath. 28. Vasudeva-Krsna and Balarama--their representation on ancient Indian coins/Prashant Srivastava. 29. Dazzling and glittering world of Nizam\'s costumes/Anamika Pathak. 30. A note on famous Banaras textile/Shailendra Kumar and Jyotima.
The History of Art: Contemporary Perspectives contains selected essays on history of art. Articles contributed by eminent scholars and art historians cover various aspects of art history, and Indian art through the ages.
Thirty selected papers in this volume deal with varied aspects of history of art and forms - stone sculptures, bas reliefs, terracotta, ivory, bronzes, coins, murals, manuscript and miniature paintings, folk art, textiles, etc. Subjects discussed in detail include sculptures of Varaha, Laksmi, Siva, Surya, Brahma, Skanda, Buddha, Apsaras, Naga, Nagini, Manasa, Hariharhiranyagarbha, Krsna, Balarama, Devi, Chamunda, Kubera, Trivikrama, Jinas, Yaksa, paintings of Ragamala, Gita Govinda, Bhagavata, etc.
Contributions by eminent art-historians and archaeologists cover famous centers of art from a vast geographic area - Sanchi, Deorkuthar, Satdhara, Dhauli, Mathura, Ujjain, Udayagiri-Khandagiri, Sarnath, Ajanta, Deogarh, Nalanda, Kurkihar, Hingalajgarh, Chechar, Khajuraho, Lepakshi, Modhera, Bhubaneswar, Kangra, Guler, Agra, etc.
The volume covering varied aspects and forms, vast area and period, illustrated with over 150 drawings and images would be a delight to art historians, archaeologists, artist, architects, and also to every art lover, students and common readers.
