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India: a story through 100 objects

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Field name	Details
ISBN	8194969174 (hardcover)
ISBN	9788194969174 (hardcover)
Author	Dehejia, Vidya
Title	India : a story through 100 objects / Vidya Dehejia
Publisher	New Delhi : Roli Books, 2021
Physical desc.	279 pages (2 folded) ; colour illustrations ; 28 cm.
Note	CB illustration: page [173] (In 07A.12).
Bibliography etc.	Includes bibliographical references (pages 274-279).
Contents	What's in a name -- Into history -- Idealized body, human and divine -- Urge to adorn -- Inter-cultural encounters -- Written word -- Scientific insights -- Rise of temple culture -- Kingship and courtly culture -- Indian Ocean networks -- Art of the illustrated book -- Art of contest -- Connoisseurship, luxury and brilliance -- Mobility and cosmopolitanism -- Sensorium -- Mapping place and space -- India through British eyes -- Deshi expressions, deep traditions -- Ideals of womanhood -- Early twentieth century -- Into the present.
Subject	Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- In 07A
	Art objects -- India -- History
	Art -- India
	Art, Indic
	India -- Civilization
	India -- History

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Barcode	Shelf Location	Collection	Volume Ref.	Status	Due Date
10014771	709.54 DEH	RL		. Available .