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Alamkara, the beauty of ornament / text & research, Dr. Usha R. Balakrishnan.
- Title
- Alamkara, the beauty of ornament / text & research, Dr. Usha R. Balakrishnan.
- Author
- Bala Krishnan, Usha R. (Usha Ramamrutham)
- Publication
- New Delhi : National Museum, 2015.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | NK7376.A1 B35 2014 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- National Museum of India
- Description
- vii, 232 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Catalogs
- Catalogs.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Foreword / Dr. Venu Vasudevan -- The curator's introduction / Dr. Usha R. Balakrishnan -- The jewellery gallery -- The Indus Valley civilisation : finesse & sophistication -- Sirkap, Taxila : Indo-Greek confluence -- Gods and goddesses : the invisible becomes visible -- Sartorial splendour : jewels for maharajas -- The beauty of adornment : from head to toe -- South India : land of gold and gems -- The Mughal heritage : craftsmanship par excellence -- The nineteenth century : changing tastes and fashions -- The language of flowers -- The world of fauna -- Amulets : the power of protection -- Tali : the marriage pendant -- Craftsmanship : the southern idiom -- Craftsmanship : the northern idiom -- Navaratna : the celestial gems -- Jewelled objects.
- ISBN
- 8185832307
- 9788185832302
- LCCN
- ^^2015306863
- OCLC
- 909198728
- SCSB-9966283
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library