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JOHN LOCKWOOD KIPLING, THOMAS HOLBEIN HENDLEY AND W GRIGGS

THE JOURNAL OF INDIAN ART: 12 STRAY ISSUES FROM 1884-1909


Estimate: Rs 30,000-Rs 40,000 ( $420-$560 )


The Journal of Indian Art: 12 stray issues from 1884-1909


Fred H Andrews; Thomas Holbein Hendley, The Journal of Indian Art [Later The Journal of Indian Art and Industry], London: W Griggs, 1884-1909
15.2 x 11.2 in (38 x 28 cm) (each)

12 stray issues from 1884-1909.

April 1884 / January 1885 / July 1885 / October 1885 / April 1886 / April 1894 / January 1898 / April 1898 / October 1900 / April 1905 / July 1905 / October 1909


These issues include scholarly essays filled with chromolithographs and duotone plates on subjects such as: Enamelling and other industrial arts of Rajputana, Central India and adjacent provinces; Thana silks; Difficulties of art manufacture; Ivory carving; India at the Antwerp Exhibition; Loan collections of Indian musical instruments; A study of modern Indian architecture; The decorations of the Taj at Agra; Burmese silver work; Taj Mahal; Rani Sipri’s or Asni’s mosque and tomb Ahmedabad; “To the Temple” [Sculpture by G K Mhatre]; The Ajanta cave paintings; The Gandhara sculptures; A lesser Hindu pantheon [illustrated by 221 examples on 12 plates]; Indian. carpets and rugs; The silk industries of India and the personal history of Sir Thomas Wardle; The uses of Tasar silk and Indian dyes and many more scholarly essays.

All issued with original wrappers but some issues disbound.

(Set of twelve)

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