Rajasthan: the painted walls of Shekhavati
Wacziarg, Francis
Rajasthan: the painted walls of Shekhavati - New Delhi: Vikas Publishing House Pvt. Ltd., 1982. - 119p.: col. ill.; hbk: 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references
Within the region in India known as Rajasthan lies Shekhavati, and in Shekhavati lie the empty forts of the Rajputs- the once powerful warrior caste- and the huge, painted mansions of merchant families who have long since departed to the cities, leaving their beautiful frescoed houses to the ravages of time. This beutiful book of the frescoes is a tribute to Indian fresco painters whose work is stunningly beautiful and a unique record of decorative skill now almost forgotten
0706920872
Art
Forts
Warrior
Marwaris
Havelis
Frescoes
759.9544 WAC
Rajasthan: the painted walls of Shekhavati - New Delhi: Vikas Publishing House Pvt. Ltd., 1982. - 119p.: col. ill.; hbk: 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references
Within the region in India known as Rajasthan lies Shekhavati, and in Shekhavati lie the empty forts of the Rajputs- the once powerful warrior caste- and the huge, painted mansions of merchant families who have long since departed to the cities, leaving their beautiful frescoed houses to the ravages of time. This beutiful book of the frescoes is a tribute to Indian fresco painters whose work is stunningly beautiful and a unique record of decorative skill now almost forgotten
0706920872
Art
Forts
Warrior
Marwaris
Havelis
Frescoes
759.9544 WAC
