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The present handbook is the first of its kind in Kashmir, and is intended to supply the want felt by the numerous visitors who, without being professed antiquarians, take an intelligent interest in the antiquities of Kashmir. It is modeled upon the "Handbook of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston." Each object described is illustrated. The descriptions are as short as they could possibly be. As a matter of fact, the aim has been to make the descriptions ...
The archaeological heritage of Kashmir in the form of sites and monuments distributed almost all over the valley and contiguous areas reflects the glorious achievements of the past history of Kashmir. These monuments are of cardinal importance in the history of Indian art and architecture while remains of proto-historic and historic and historic periods as found in different sites in the Kashmir Valley are unique in ways more than one. The location of Kashmir, ...
This book describes the monuments of the valley of kashmir and where than, kashmir has been famous throughout the ages, not for its natural beauty alone. It was highly thought of as a seat of learning & attracted scholars from far off countries & sent its teachers & missionaries to distant regions. The book is conserned with architechture of the valley of kashmir, buddhist, hindu & muslims, as exemplified by the monoments.