Essays in Honour of Dr. Devangana Desai (2 Vols.)
Anila Verghese & Anna L. Dallapiccola (Eds.)
2014, Hardcover, 31 cm., pp. 590, Illus. col. 54, b/w 274,
Discounted Price : US$ 140.74 or Rs. 7600
About the Book :
These two volumes of papers by a galaxy of scholars
are a tribute to the eminent art historian Dr. Devangana Desai, who has
made an invaluable contribution in the field of Indian art, iconology
and architecture. The thirty-seven thematic essays in Art, Icon and
Architecture in South Asia include many by senior and very illustrious
scholars as well as some by younger researchers who are now making their
mark.
Contents :
VOLUME I : Foreword — M.A. Dhaky, Preface and Acknowledgements, List of
Illustrations Contributors;
BUDDHIST MONUMENTS AND ICONS: 1. The Ashokan Stupa at Sopara — M.K.
Dhavalikar, 2. Romancing the Silk Road: Gandharan Art from the Hirayama
Collection, Japan — Pratapaditya Pal, 3. Kanganhalli (Sannati) and the
Amaravati School: Some Observations — Elizabeth Rosen Stone, 4. Miracle
of Shravasti Depicted in the Art of Kanheri and Kondivate — Suraj A.
Pandit,
ICONOGRAPHY, NARRATIVE SCULPTURE AND IMAGES : 5. Mathura’s ‘Personality’
and the Development of Narrative Art, — Doris Meth Srinivasan, 6.
Varaheshvara from Bezeklik — Devendra Handa, 7. A Terracotta Vishnu from
Rajghat in the Metropolitan Museum of Art — Amy G. Poster, 8. The
Position of Matrika Varahi in Vaishnavism — Haripriya Rangarajan, 9. How
Come Sarasvati is a Consort of Vishnu in Eastern India? — Gouriswar
Bhattacharya, 10. Hitherto Unrecorded Dashavatara Stone Panels at Gaya
and Related Sculptures from South Bihar — Gerd J.R. Mevissen, 11. The
Woman and Dwarf Motif in Western Indian Sculpture — Gauri Parimoo
Krishnan, 12. In the Gaze of the Guru: Shikshadana Scenes at Khajuraho, —
Tamara I. Sears, 13. Challenging Cosmic Order: Ravana’s Encounters with
Shiva at Belur and Halebidu, — Parul Pandya Dhar, 14. Gopika
Vastrapaharana Sculptures of Kerala — Preeta Nayar, 15. Narratives in
Stone: The Ramayana in Early Sculptures - Himanshu Prabha Ray, 16. Jaina
Cave Temples: Patrons, Images and Legends, with Special Reference to
Dharashiv and Ellora — A.P. Jamkhedkar, 17. Jaina Episodic Panels, with
Special Reference to the Jabareshvara Temple at Phaltan — Kumud
Kanitkar, 18. The Kali Yantra: The Changing Iconography of Goddess
Dakshina Kali in Bengal — Madhu Khanna, 19. Astronomy, Iconography and
Calligraphy: The Constellation Figures on Ziauddin Muhammad’s Celestial
Globe of 1653-54 CE — Sreeramula Rajeswara Sarma, 20. Temple Sculpture
in Colonial Madurai: The Reconsecration of the Minakshi- Sundareshvara
Temple in the 1870s — Crispin Branfoot, 21. Folk Bronzes of the Dang
Region: An Ethnological Study — Shridhar Andhare;
VOLUME II
MONUMENTS (ARCHITECTURE): 22. The Mandasor Silk Weavers’ Inscription of
437 CE and Temples of the Aulikaras, — K.L. Mankodi, 23. Pipad (Pipar)
and the Transmission of Architectural Knowledge — Michael W. Meister,
24. Ashapuri: Resurrecting a Medieval Temple Site — Adam Hardy, 25.
Revelation in Rock: Thal — Nachiket Chanchani, 26. Kadwaha Temples —
Arvind K. Singh, 27. Enigmatic Mathas (Monasteries) and Madha (Temple)
Remains from Panna in Central India — Amrendra K. Singh, 28. Three
Little Known Water Structures of Gujarat — Snehal Shah, 29. ‘Meru’ as
Symbolised in the Vidyashankara Temple, Sringeri — Purnima Srikrishna,
30. Udumbara: The Threshold at the Entrance of a Temple—Origin, Meaning
and the Aesthetics of a Liminal Space — Jutta Jain-Neubauer;
PAINTING : 31. Rajaraja Worshipping at Chidambaram: The Earliest
Identifiable Royal Portrait in Indian Painting — George Michell, 32. The
Saptarishis, in the Eyes of a Painter — B.N. Goswamy, 33. Ramayana
Murals in the Vasanta Mandapa at Kallalagar Temple, Alagar Koyil — Anna
L. Dallapiccola, 34. King and Courtly Life as Depicted in the Murals in
Ramalinga Vilasam, Ramanathapuram — Anila Verghese, GENERAL THEMES : 35.
From Mriganayani to Gajagamini: A Celebration of Indian Womanhood —
Harsha V. Dehejia, 36. Rasa as Reflected in Stone Sculptures — Kamal
Giri, 37. Interpretation and the Leap from Iconography to Iconology —
Ratan Parimoo
