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The Ajanta Caves : Ancient Paintings of Buddhist India by Benoy K. Behl and Milo C. Beach (2005, Trade Paperback)

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In 1819, a group of British soldiers on a hunting expedition chanced upon the Ajanta caves some 200 miles north east of Bombay. Ranging in date from the second century BC the sixth century AD, the exquisite Buddhist paintings and sculptures found there new rank among the world's most important cultural treasures. The murals were created using only the glow of lamps and candles quite unlike the harsh light employed in modern professional photography. For this book, Benoy K. Behl has used long exposures that pick up natural ambient light, capturing the art for the first time in all its glory and luminosity. The early followers of the Buddha created an isolated haven where they could meditate in peace. Stonecutters carved out massive caves decorated with lithe and graceful figures, fashioning beams and rafters from the rock in imitation of wooden buildings. Painters worked on exquisite murals that depict scenes of princely processions, ladies with their handmaidens, bejeweled animals, ascetics in monasteries, fantastic birds and beasts all demonstrating a startling degree of sophistication. Ajanta provides virtually the only evidence remaining of painting styles that first developed in India and then traveled with the spread of Buddhism into the Himalayan region, across Central Asia into China, and from there to Japan and Korea.

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Publisher
Thames & Hudson
ISBN-10
0500285012
ISBN-13
9780500285015
eBay Product ID (ePID)
44168540

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Book Title
Ajanta Caves : Ancient Paintings of Buddhist India
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2005
Topic
Archaeology, Buddhism / History, United States / State & Local / MidWest (IA, Il, in, Ks, Mi, MN, Mo, Nd, Ne, Oh, Sd, Wi), Decorative Arts, History / General
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Design, Art, Religion, History, Social Science
Author
Benoy K. Behl, Milo C. Beach
Format
Trade Paperback

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0.8 in
Item Weight
51.5 Oz
Item Length
11.7 in
Item Width
9.9 in

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Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
The only known examples of Buddhist carvings and paintings from an epoch of extraordinary vitality. . . . As adept a commentator as be is a photographer, Behl provides fascinating explanations of the techniques used to carve the animated reliefs and paint the richly detailed murals.
Lccn
2004-100310
Target Audience
Trade
LeafCats
378
Dewey Decimal
755/.943095479
Lc Classification Number
Nd2829.A4
Copyright Date
2005

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