Anna L Dallapiccola Livres

The book offers an in-depth exploration of the Vijayanagara temple in Lepakshi, known for its remarkably preserved architecture, sculptures, and ceiling paintings. It features over 250 specially commissioned photographs that capture the temple's artistic splendor. Authored by experts in architecture, sculpture, and textile design, the volume provides a comprehensive description of the temple's unique features, particularly its ceiling paintings, regarded as the finest examples of Vijayanagara art. Newly prepared architectural plans enhance the scholarly insights presented.

Focusing on artistic expressions from the late 17th century to the present, this book emerges from a 2008 conference in Houston that aimed to spotlight lesser-known works. It offers a diverse exploration of various artistic movements and highlights the significance of these overlooked pieces in the broader context of art history.

Love is widely celebrated in Indian poetry, whether mystic love for the divine or the passionate and affectionate feelings between lovers, husbands, wives, parents and children, family and friends. Although the literary forms and language may not be quite so familiar, the same themes reappear in many of todays preoccupations with love and romance. This attractive collection combines a selection of translations from various languages of the best of Indian poetry with illustrations drawn from some of the finest examples of Indian art in the British Museum.

The book establishes the importance of ragamala's place in the history of world art and celebrates its literary content; its association with music and its regional styles, and provides an interpretation of its symbolism in a way that makes it accessible to a contemporary audience.