Bangladesh National Museum
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This book is an interpretive study of the Arabic and Persian epigraphic texts of Bangladesh National Museum in the wider context of a rich epigraphic tradition of Bengal. While focusing on previously untapped sources, it takes a fresh look into these inscriptions and examines the inner dynamics of the social, intellectual and religious transformations of Bengal region.
The Kantajee Temple of Dinaipur is one of the most magnificent religious edifices to have survived from the late medieval period. Its construction was begun by Raja Prannath during his reign (1682-1722), and completed by his successor and adopted son Ramnath in 1752.
The temple is dedicated to Lord Krishna and his wife Rukmini. It is an Indo-Islamic type of pinnacled, or nava ratna (nine towered), temple though today its towers are ruined. The temple's ground ...
A catalogue Raisonne of the collection of sculpture of the Varendra Research Museum the richest repertory of Bengal sculptures has been a long felt need. Annual reports of the Museum prior to 1947 show that there had been several attempts to produce such a catalogue but apparently these always came to nothing. We do not know the reasons for these failures. However, since 1964, when the Rajshahi University assumed the responsibility of the management of the ...
Perveen Ahmad's "Aesthetics and Vocabulary of Nakshi Kantha" is not only an enlightening and in depth view of the Bangladesh National Museum's Collection 'Embroidered Quilts', but gives a new analytical insight into the artistic aspects and meaning of motifs in Kantha Art. In words and pictures she guides the reader to look at a selected number of some of the best Kanthas in the museum. In her presentation the author has exposed new angles of ...