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For centuries the fabled wealth of India, its gold and gems, brought to the land both merchants and invaders, establishing a tradition of legendary riches that has spanned five thousand years. A Jewelled Splendour provides a brief historical overview of India s jewels, describing not only courtly jewellery, but those worn by rural and tribal people as well.Lavishly illustrated with colour photographs, including museum pieces, this book encapsulates one of India s greatest achievements.India s cultural expression is varied in style as well as form; a kaleidoscope formed by the sheer size of the country, its myriad religions, races, beliefs, customs and histories. This series is a tribute to the tradition and continuity of India s culture, as well as its constant evolution.
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Jewelled Splendour, Asha Rani Mathur
- Język
- Rok wydania
- 2002
- Oprawa
- (twarda)
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- Tytuł
- Jewelled Splendour
- Podtytuł
- The Tradition of Indian Jewellery
- Język
- angielski
- Autorzy
- Asha Rani Mathur
- Wydawca
- Rupa
- Rok wydania
- 2002
- Oprawa
- twarda
- Liczba stron
- 96
- ISBN10
- 8171679749
- ISBN13
- 9788171679744
- Seria
- Ocena
- 5 z 5
- Opis
- For centuries the fabled wealth of India, its gold and gems, brought to the land both merchants and invaders, establishing a tradition of legendary riches that has spanned five thousand years. A Jewelled Splendour provides a brief historical overview of India s jewels, describing not only courtly jewellery, but those worn by rural and tribal people as well.Lavishly illustrated with colour photographs, including museum pieces, this book encapsulates one of India s greatest achievements.India s cultural expression is varied in style as well as form; a kaleidoscope formed by the sheer size of the country, its myriad religions, races, beliefs, customs and histories. This series is a tribute to the tradition and continuity of India s culture, as well as its constant evolution.