Looks at the history of the Taj Mahal, explores other aspects of Shah Jahan's court, and discusses the artistry of the period

Romance of the Taj Mahal

Arts & Photography

Janice Leoshko

Pratapaditya-Pal.

Joseph M. Dye III

Stephen Markel

Collections, Catalogs & Exhibitions

Thames&Hudson

Jainism originates in India where it has been practised since the 6th century BC. The Jains have produced a diverse range of art that has been little known in the West. This volume is illustrated with examples from all ages, offering a comprehensive introduction to the art of the Jains and an insight into the practices, principles and beliefs of the religion. Pratapaditya Pal describes the different forms of art produced in each period: temples and shrines, wood, stone and bronze, illuminated manuscripts, monumental cloth paintings, architectural reliefs and votive tablets. The volume also includes an examination of Jain ritual and philosophical thought, an entertaining account of Jain pilgrimages and overviews of Jain cosmological painting and manuscript illustration.

Peaceful Liberators: Jain Art from India

Discusses the history and religious symbolism of Tibetan art and surveys the Tibetan paintings, sculptures, and ritual objects at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Art of Tibet: Catalogue of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art Collection

Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Univ. of California Press

Himalayas: An Aesthetic Adventure

This sweeping survey of the artistic achievements of Himalayan culture is the first major exhibition to include objects from all the major religions of the region. Created to accompany the landmark art exhibition that will include almost two hundred of the finest works of art created between the sixth and nineteenth centuries in India, Nepal, Tibet, and Bhutan, this book explores the particular beauty that evolved from the spiritual traditions unique to the Himalayas. Lavishly illustrated with many rarely seen images, Himalayas conveys the spiritual aspirations of those who defied the physical hardships of an arduous mountain terrain to express their soaring creative spirit. Currently held in private and public collections in North America and Europe, seventy percent of this art has never been published or publicly exhibited. The works include temple sculptures of stone and wood; works in terracotta; cast bronzes with inlaid gemstones, gilding, and paint; colorful paintings—from reverential portraits to depictions of awe-inspiring deities—on cloth, palm leaf, paper, and wood; and ritual objects in various media. Pratapaditya Pal provides a fascinating description of the cultural milieu in which these works of art were created. Copublished with the Art Institute of Chicago

Amy Heller

Gautama V. Vajracharya

History & Criticism

University of California Press

Tibetan Paintings: A Study of Tibetan Thankas Eleventh to Nineteenth Centuries

Art Media Resources, Inc.

This sweeping survey of the artistic achievements of Himalayan culture is the first major exhibition to include objects from all the major religions of the region. Created to accompany the landmark art exhibition that will include almost two hundred of the finest works of art created between the sixth and nineteenth centuries in India, Nepal, Tibet, and Bhutan, this book explores the particular beauty that evolved from the spiritual traditions unique to the Himalayas. Lavishly illustrated with many rarely seen images, Himalayas conveys the spiritual aspirations of those who defied the physical hardships of an arduous mountain terrain to express their soaring creative spirit.Currently held in private and public collections in North America and Europe, seventy percent of this art has never been published or publicly exhibited. The works include temple sculptures of stone and wood; works in terracotta; cast bronzes with inlaid gemstones, gilding, and paint; colorful paintings—from reverential portraits to depictions of awe-inspiring deities—on cloth, palm leaf, paper, and wood; and ritual objects in various media. Pratapaditya Pal provides a fascinating description of the cultural milieu in which these works of art were created.Copublished with the Art Institute of Chicago

LIV B. Bliksrud

Religious

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Painted Poems: Rajput Paintings From The Ramesh And Urmil Kapoor Collection

Calif.) Staff Norton Simon Museum (Pasadena

Norton Simon Museum

Paragon Book Gallery Ltd Buddhist Paradise

A Buddhist Paradise: The Murals of Alchi, Western Himalayas

Religion & Spirituality

Buddhism

Ravi Kumar for Visual Dharma Publications Ltd.

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