Alamkara: 5000 Years of Indian Art

by R.C. Sharma, Jagdish Mittal, Kwa Chong Guan, et al.

Alamkara is a Sanskrit word for ornamentation or decoration. This book examines ornamentation in the context of Indian objects made for use in domestic, courtly, and religious settings. Three essays and a catalogue section develop this notion. From the exhibition: The first ever blockbuster exhibition of Indian antiquities was the result of a memorandum of understanding on culture between the governments of Singapore and India. This exhibition was...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0944142974
• ISBN13: 9780944142974
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher