Jain art from India : the peaceful liberators / Pratapaditya Pal ; with contributions by Shridhar Andhare, John E. Cort, Sadashiv Gorakshakar, Phyllis Granoff, John Guy, Gerald James Larson, Stephen Markel
1995, 1st edition. Los Angeles : Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dust-dulled. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #442989
Physical description; 279 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) and maps (colour) ; 30 cm. Contents; Foreword / William A. Mingst -- Lenders to the exhibition -- Preface / Pratapaditya Pal -- Note to reader and map of India -- Introduction / Pratapaditya Pal -- Following the Jina, worshiping the Jina: an essay on Jain rituals / John E. Cort -- Are Jains really Hindus? Some parallels and differences between Jain and Hindu philosophies / Gerald James Larson -- Jain pilgrimage : in memory and celebration of the Jinas / Phyllis Granoff -- Jain monumental painting / Shridar Andhare -- Jain manuscript painting / John Guy -- Catalogue of the exhibition -- Architectural pieces -- Ritual objects and symbols -- Images of Jinas -- Images of deities -- The art of the book -- The cosmic and mortal realms. Subjects; Jaina art ; Exhibitions. Art India ; Exhibitions. Jaina illumination of books and manuscripts ; Exhibitions. Architecture, Jaina India History.
Price: €14.95