Ajanta : history and development / / by Walter M. Spink

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910962078103321
• Autore: Spink Walter M
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2005- <2007>
• ISBN: 1-281-45827-9; 9786611458270; 90-474-1187-0
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (406 p.)
• Collana: Handbook of oriental studies. Section two, India, , 0169-9377 ; ; v. 18 = Handbuch der Orientalistik. Indien
• Disciplina: 726/.143095479
• Soggetti: Ajanta Caves (India) History
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based on v. 4.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: v. 1. The end of the golden age -- v. 2. Arguments about Ajanta -- v. 3. The arrival of the uninvited -- v. 4. Painting, sculpture, architecture -- v. 5. Cave by cave --
• Sommario/riassunto: Volume Five comprises, along with introductory comments, two "cave by cave" guides. One which, very briefly, describes the character of each cave and its patronage, is intended to be useful for the general visitor to the site. The other, very detailed, discusses the position and peculiarities of each cave in relation to the overall, year by year, development of the site. This volume also contains a complete set of cave plans, and various illuminating charts, graphs, outlines, and maps.