Rajasthan: the painted walls of Shekhavati

By:

Wacziarg, Francis

Contributor(s):

Nath, Aman [Co author]

Material type:

TextPublication details: New Delhi: Vikas Publishing House Pvt. Ltd., 1982.Description: 119p.: col. ill.; hbk: 26 cmISBN:

0706920872

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

759.9544 WAC

Summary: 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

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Barcode
Books	IIT Gandhinagar	759.9544 WAC (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available	035638

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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

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