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INDIAN
ART
"An
excellent survey for the general reader."
—Arts of Asia
"An admirable
introduction."
—Country Life
ISBN
0-500-20302-4 · 200 illustrations
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Professor
Craven traces the development of Indian art clearly and vividly —from
the first, still mysterious, beginnings in the Indus valley, through
the great masterpieces of Buddhist and Hindu art to the coming of
Islam, the eclectic culture of the Mughal court and the golden age
of Indian miniature painting. Much of this art is immediately accessible
to the outsider, but much is also enigmatic, needing interpretation
and guidance before it can be fully enjoyed: the strange pantheon
of the Hindu gods, the subtle insights of Buddhist mysticism or the
complex symbolism of the miniatures.