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.

Treasures from India: Jewels from the Al-Thani Collection
Treasures from India: Jewels from the Al-Thani Collection

Author: Navina Najat Haidar

Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art

Published: 2014-10-27

Total Pages: 146

ISBN-13: 0300208871

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India's rich heritage of jeweled artistry is expressed in extravagant and opulent creations that range from ornaments for every part of the body to ceremonial court objects such as boxes, daggers, and thrones. Treasures from India presents more than sixty iconic works from the renowned Al-Thani collection, including pieces created for the imperial Mughals in the seventeenth century, others made for the nizams of Hyderabad and the maharajas of the Rajput courts from the eighteenth to the twentieth century, Indian-inspired jewelry fashioned by Cartier and other Western firms, and contemporary designs. The lucid text discusses the significance of these objects within the history of Indian jeweled arts, demonstrating how they stand among the highest expressions of Indian culture.

Jewels of Authority
Jewels of Authority

Author: Laurie Patton

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2002-01-31

Total Pages: 251

ISBN-13: 0195350642

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The essays in this collection address the problem of Hindu women's relationship to authority, both within and without the textual traditions of Sanskrit, Tamil, Hindi, and English. The authors adopt a method of close textual and ethnographic reading, which results in some surprisingly new and subtle ways of interpreting older, more "classical" discourses, such as Veda and Mimamsa, as well as newer discourses, such as the RSS use of the Devimahatmya.

Jewels of India
Jewels of India

Author: Maneesh Media

Publisher: Maneesh Media

Published: 2023-01-27

Total Pages: 388

ISBN-13: 8195015433

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Jewels of India: Leading Indo-American Personalities (Vol II) is our 50th publication themed on the inspiring real-life stories of struggles, sacrifices and successes of 75 Indo-Americans.

Jewels of the Nizams
Jewels of the Nizams

Author: Usha Ramamrutham Bala Krishnan

Publisher:

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 250

ISBN-13:

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About the Book : - The first-ever study of one of the most outstanding collections of gemstones and jewellery of a fabulously wealthy dynasty of India that ruled the Deccan for seven generations. Sometimes worn but never shown, these jewels belonged to the Nizams of Hyderabad, once reputed to be the richest men in the world. Finely crafted from gold and silver and exquisitely enamelled, the jewels are set with Colombian emeralds, Golconda diamonds, Burmese rubies and spinels, and pearls from Basra and India. About the Author : - Usha R Bala Krishnan is a jewellery historian, lecturer and fine arts consultant based in Mumbai.Bharath Ramamrutham is internationally recognised as one of the foremost photographers in India of the built, human and natural environment.

Forbidden Jewel of India
Forbidden Jewel of India

Author: Louise Allen

Publisher: Harlequin

Published: 2012-12-18

Total Pages: 281

ISBN-13: 0373297211

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Anusha Laurens is in danger. The daughter of an Indian princess and an English peer, she's the perfect pawn in the opulent courts of Rajasthan. Even so, she will not return to the father who rejected her. Arrogant angrezi Major Nicholas Herriard is charged with bringing the alluring princess safely to her new life in Calcutta. Nick's mission is to protect, to serve--but under the searing Indian sun an initial attraction unfurls into a forbidden temptation. This beautiful, impossible princess tests the very limits of his honor--especially when Nick is left with only one option to keep Anusha safe: marriage. But the fast-flowing waters of the Ganges determine a different fate, and duty may separate them forever....

Traditional Indian Jewellery
Traditional Indian Jewellery

Author: Bernadette Van Gelder

Publisher: Antique Collector's Club

Published: 2018-01-31

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781851498536

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Since time immemorial, India has lured those in quest of spices, gold and precious gems. Spanning 5,000 years of this glorious legacy, 'Indian Jewellery: the Golden Smile of India', takes an ethnographic approach to the subject, weaving factual information and sumptuous images with the fascinating stories of ancient travellers to India.

Sacred Jewels of Yoga
Sacred Jewels of Yoga

Author: Dave DeLuca

Publisher: New World Library

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13: 1608680401

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"This anthology is meant to give lovers of yoga a reference book in which they will be able to easily find cherished passages from some of the most revered yoga scriptures and commentary in India's history"--Introd.