5000 Designs and Motifs from India
5000 Designs and Motifs from India

Author: Ajit Mookerjee

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2013-06-03

Total Pages: 209

ISBN-13: 0486319997

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Incredibly rich treasury of authentic royalty-free designs adapted from artifacts of the Harappa culture, coins and pottery from South India, Ajanta and Bagh murals, Muslim monuments, Buddhist temples, textiles from Gujarat, Punjab, other regions, masks and tribal arts, much more. Immediately usable material or great resource for design inspiration. Introduction. Notes.

Designs and Motifs from India
Designs and Motifs from India

Author: Marty Noble

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2004-01-01

Total Pages: 66

ISBN-13: 0486434036

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Incredibly rich treasury of more than 200 traditional designs, developed by Indian artists over thousands of years. Exquisite adaptations from authentic embroideries and fabrics, pottery, mosaics, illuminated manuscripts, and other sources. Striking, permission-free motifs can easily be adapted for use in textiles and wallpaper, in furniture design, and in a host of other projects.

Traditional Designs from India
Traditional Designs from India

Author: Dover Publications Inc

Publisher: Courier Dover Publications

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780486995755

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Encompassing the sheer beauty and variety of traditional Indian designs, this fascinating store of decorative motifs is inspired by a 5,000-year-old artistic heritage. Hundreds of unique black-and-white embellishments have been precisely adapted from a wide range of cultural artifacts: coins and pottery from South India, Ajanta and Bagh murals, Muslim monuments, textiles from Gujarat and Punjab, as well as designs from masks and other tribal pieces. A stimulating and immediately usable archive for today's illustrators, designers, and art enthusiasts!

Traditional Jewelry of India
Traditional Jewelry of India

Author: Oppi Untracht

Publisher:

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780500287491

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The triumphant result of more than 35 years of research, this sumptuous book is a comprehensive presentation of one of the greatest of the world's jewelry traditions. The stunning display of individual ornaments is supplemented by full documentation of hundreds of pieces. More than 5,000 years of the development of personal ornament are traced, as major themes, variations on basic forms, the use of gemstones, and cross-cultural influences are analysed and comprehensively illustrated. Alongside form and technique, the influences of myth and religion, social structure, economics and politics illuminate the context in which jewelry of exquisite beauty and great originality has been created.