Ajanta Caves: (Record no. 77594)
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| fixed length control field | 01664nam a22001937a 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780500285015 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 751.73095484 B441 A |
| Item number | 106491 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Benoy K Behl |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Ajanta Caves: |
| Remainder of title | Ancient Paintings of Buddhist India |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 1st ed |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication | London |
| Name of publisher | Thames & Hudson |
| Date of publication | 2005 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | 253 |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | In 1819, a group of British soldiers chanced upon the Ajanta caves, lying in a ravine of the Waghora river some 200 miles north-east of Bombay. Ranging in date from the 2nd century BC to the 6th century AD, the exquisite Buddhist paintings and sculptures that they found there now rank among the world's most important cultural treasures. Here, Benoy K. Behl captures some of the finest works of Buddhist art in all their glory and luminosity. The exquisite murals depict the Jatakas (tales of previous incarnations) of Lord Buddha, scenes of princely processions, ladies with their handmaidens, bejewelled animals, ascetics in monasteries and fantastical birds and beasts, all with a startling degree of sophistication. What is unique about the paintings is their humanity: the men and women of this world have the capacity to adore - they look upon each other with expressions of infinite caring. Ajanta provides virtually the only evidence remaining of painting styles that first developed in India and then travelled with the spread of Buddhism as far as Japan and Korea. potent symbol of the great beauty of India's rich artistic past. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Ancient Paintings of Buddhist India |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY -- TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | India--Ajanta |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY -- TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | India--Ajanta Caves |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY -- TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Buddhist mural painting and decoration |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Purchase price | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Koha item type |
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| Ubhayabharati | Ubhayabharati | General Stacks | 04/02/2019 | 2595.00 | 751.73095484 B441 A 106491 | 106491 | 04/02/2019 | Books |