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- 96 páginas
- 4 horas de lectura
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For centuries the fabled wealth of India, its gold and gems, brought to the land both merchants and invaders, establishing a tradition of legendary riches that has spanned five thousand years. A Jewelled Splendour provides a brief historical overview of India s jewels, describing not only courtly jewellery, but those worn by rural and tribal people as well.Lavishly illustrated with colour photographs, including museum pieces, this book encapsulates one of India s greatest achievements.India s cultural expression is varied in style as well as form; a kaleidoscope formed by the sheer size of the country, its myriad religions, races, beliefs, customs and histories. This series is a tribute to the tradition and continuity of India s culture, as well as its constant evolution.
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Jewelled Splendour, Asha Rani Mathur
- Idioma
- Publicado en
- 2002
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- Título
- Jewelled Splendour
- Subtítulo
- The Tradition of Indian Jewellery
- Idioma
- Inglés
- Autores
- Asha Rani Mathur
- Editorial
- Rupa
- Publicado en
- 2002
- Formato
- Tapa dura
- Páginas
- 96
- ISBN10
- 8171679749
- ISBN13
- 9788171679744
- Serie
- Etiquetas
- No ficción, Tema histórico, Autoayuda, Medicina, Estilo de vida saludable
- Calificación
- 5 de 5
- Descripción
- For centuries the fabled wealth of India, its gold and gems, brought to the land both merchants and invaders, establishing a tradition of legendary riches that has spanned five thousand years. A Jewelled Splendour provides a brief historical overview of India s jewels, describing not only courtly jewellery, but those worn by rural and tribal people as well.Lavishly illustrated with colour photographs, including museum pieces, this book encapsulates one of India s greatest achievements.India s cultural expression is varied in style as well as form; a kaleidoscope formed by the sheer size of the country, its myriad religions, races, beliefs, customs and histories. This series is a tribute to the tradition and continuity of India s culture, as well as its constant evolution.