The Kailas at Ellora - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Kailas at Ellora write by Roger Vogler. This book was released on 2015. The Kailas at Ellora available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Here, for the first time, American architect Roger Vogler examines this great Hindu temple carved downward from the top of a hillside in Maharashtra from the perspective of his fellow architect: the unknown sthapati who actually designed it thirteen centuries ago. The Kailas's magnificent sculptures and carved architectural details have all been extensively documented by many eminent scholars. The great volume of space that envelops them (which as every architect knows is designed with fully as much care and purpose as its solid stone) is, however, almost totally absent from their writings, as are the moral and religious messages that lie beneath these stones, hidden in metaphor. Not the least of these are the towering raw cliffs enclosing the temple's precincts: themselves metaphors for the presence of God. These absences have led to dozens of misunderstandings and erroneous conclusions regarding the monument itself and the intentions of its designer. Focusing not merely on its stones but on the meanings that lie beneath them as well, this book corrects these misunderstandings and rebuts these errors in the course of an entertaining and revelatory walking tour of the entire temple. Published in association with Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH).
Ajanta and Ellora
Ajanta and Ellora - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Ajanta and Ellora write by Pushpesh Pant. This book was released on 1998. Ajanta and Ellora available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Some of the world's most beautiful frescos and sculptures- Buddhist, Hindu and Jain- are found here. Beautiful photographs capture the richness of an ancient ethos.
Carving Devotion in the Jain Caves at Ellora
Carving Devotion in the Jain Caves at Ellora - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Carving Devotion in the Jain Caves at Ellora write by Lisa Owen. This book was released on 2012-04-03. Carving Devotion in the Jain Caves at Ellora available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Drawing on art historical, epigraphical, and textual evidence, this book is the first full-scale reconstruction of medieval Jain activities at Ellora. It not only highlights the understudied Jain caves, but examines them in concert with Ellora's Hindu and Buddhist monuments.
Ellora, Concept and Style
Ellora, Concept and Style - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Ellora, Concept and Style write by Carmel Berkson. This book was released on 1992. Ellora, Concept and Style available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Ellora
Ellora - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Ellora write by Gilles Beguin. This book was released on 2020-06-10. Ellora available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. - There are few books on this subject - Features stunning photographs Thirty-four places of worship (temples, monasteries, and shrines) were carved out of the rock between the fifth and tenth centuries over an area of around two square kilometres. All the sculpture at the site is testimony to the superb skill and sheer determination of the workforce involved, as well as being evidence of the religious harmony of the time. The monuments include all sorts of architectural and decorative features that display the utmost splendor and inventiveness: columns, staircases, reliefs, stuccos, and even surviving patches of painted decoration. In the past, the extraordinary work at the site has unfortunately been eclipsed by the exceptional nature of its surroundings. The architecture and sculpture are often immersed in darkness and this has made it impossible to create the kind of photographic record that would give their stunning quality the visibility it deserves. But now Iago Corazza, with his ultra-sensitive photographic equipment, is able at last to give lovers of Indian art and enthusiasts the chance to fully appreciate this wonderful, indeed unique, group of rock-cut temples. The task of explaining the meaning and significance of these works as they emerge from the dark is entrusted to the expertise of Gilles Béguin. Following the success of Khajuraho, readers have the chance to explore another treasure of Indian art accompanied by a distinguished guide, with the benefit of photos that at last do their marvelous subjects full justice.
