The Journal of Indian Art: Volumes 2, 3, 4 and 5
John Lockwood Kipling, Thomas Holbein Hendley and W Grigga, The Journal of Indian Art, London: W. Griggs, 1888-1894, Volumes 2, 3, 4 and 5
Replete with full-page black and white and chromolithographic plates by W. Griggs; original front covers [carrying the list of contents] and the back covers bound together at the end of each bound set; bound in original green cloth with gilt ornamentation on the front cover (each)
15 x 11.2 in (37.5 x 28 cm) (each)
Volume 2 [Nos. 17-24] published in October 1888
Bound volume of issues for January 1887, April 1887, July 1887, October 1887, January 1888, April 1888, July 1888, and October 1888 [Complete run of 8 issues]
Contents include: Bombay embroidery; Wazir Khan’s Mosque, Lahore; The Industries of the Punjab; Punjab Jewellery, Ranjit Singh’s throne; Jeypore crafts, carvings and mosaic; Punjab musical instruments; Phulkari work in the Punjab; Silk Industry of the Punjab and many more scholarly essays.
Volume 3 [Nos. 25-32] Published in October 1890
Bound volume of issues for January 1889, April 1889, July 1889, October 1889, January 1890, April 1890, July 1890, and October 1890 [Complete run of 8 issues]
Contents include: Art and manufactures of Ajmere-Merwarra; The industries of Madras; The art industries of Nepal; the British Indian section – Paris Universal Exhibition 1890; Wood manufactures in the Punjab; the Golden Temple at Amritsar; Indian architectural details (Jeypore Portfolio”) and many more scholarly essays
Volume 4 [Nos. 33-37] Published in January 1892
Bound volume of issues for January 1891, April 1891, July 1891, October 1891, January 1892[Complete run of 5 issues]
Contents include: Industrial Art in Bikanir; The art industries of the Madras Presidency [peasant jewellery, ebony carving inlaid with ivory, brass manufactures]; Wood carving in Nepal; Metal work of Jeypore, Punjab, and Kashmir; The collections of Indian art in Marlborough House and Sandringham Hall and many more scholarly essays.
Volume 5 [Nos. 38-45] Published in January 1894
Bound volume of issues for April 1892, July 1892, October 1892, January 1893, April 1893, July 1893, October 1893, January 1894 [Complete run of 8 issues]; Volume 5 is with a new spine.
Contents include: The silk industries of Moorshedabad; Where Warren Hastings rests; The art industries of the Madras Presidency; Pottery and glass industries of the Punjab; Persian and Indian bookbinding; The silver workers of Cutch and many more scholarly essays.
Each volume filled with breath-taking chromolithographs and black and white plates, many double-page plates, Scholarly literature on the decorative arts in India is scanty and mainly in learned journals. The Journal of Indian Art and Industry (1886-1916) is the most important and contains numerous pioneering studies. According to an essay by Peter H. Hoffenberg titled "John Lockwood Kipling, W. H. Griggs and The Journal of Indian Art and Industry": "Kipling's and Buck's vision encouraged use of the latest photographic and reproductive innovations to ensure accurate and attractive illustrations of lasting quality. Griggs and his editorial staff took advantage of that encouragement and of the most current technology to produce exquisite color chromo- and photo-lithographs. The Journal also included illustrations resulting from innovative work in the heliogravure and collotype sections of India's own Revenue and Agriculture Department, particularly the offices devoted to the Survey of India.”
Early volumes of this publication are quite scarce. The essays are by both Indian and British scholars including T H Hendley, George Birdwood, J L Kipling and many other eminent names.
Provenance: Discreet labels and stamps of School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. No accession numbers.
(Set of four)
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