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Marg Publications

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86 books

Thanjavur’s Gilded Gods

$114.00

$126.00

Lessons From Hell: Printing and Punishment in India

$126.00

$140.00

Sri Lanka: Connected Art Histories

$135.00

$150.00

Delhi’s Qutb Complex: The Minar, Mosque and Mehrauli

$149.40

$166.00

20th Century Compulsions Modern Indian Architecture From the Marg Archives

$37.80

$42.00

Punjab Building the Land of the Five Rivers

$126.00

$140.00

A Magic World: New Visions of Indian Painting

$126.00

$140.00

Husain’s Raj: Visions of Empire and Nation

$148.50

$165.00

Bundi Fort: A Rajput World

$148.50

$165.00

Baroda: A Cosmopolitan Provenance in Transition

$139.50

$155.00

Rayalaseema: The Royal Realm Architecture and Art of Southern Andhra Pradesh

$139.50

$155.00

A Passionate Eye: Textiles, Paintings and Sculptures from the Bharany Collections

$139.50

$155.00

Murshidabad: Forgotten Capital of Bengal

$139.50

$155.00

Wonders of Nature: Ustad Mansur at the Mughal Court

$139.50

$155.00

Sattriya: Classical Dance of Assam

$139.50

$155.00

Living Rock: Buddhist, Hindu and Jain Cave Temples in the Western Deccan

$139.50

$155.00

Kanara: A Land Apart: The Artistic Heritage of Coastal Karnataka

$139.50

$155.00

Orchha and Beyond: Design at the Court of Raja Bir Singh Dev Bundela

$140.40

$156.00

The Story of Asia’s Elephants

$171.00

$190.00

Ahmedabad 600: Portraits of A City

$91.80

$102.00

Nepal: Nostalgia and Modernity

$140.40

$156.00

The Elegant Image: Bronze from the Indian Subcontinent in the Siddharth K. Bhansali Collection

$180.00

$200.00

Wonders of Lo: The Artistic Heritage of Mustang

$112.50

$125.00

The Great Temple At Thanjavur: One Thousand Years 1010 – 2010

$125.10

$139.00

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Thanjavur’s Gilded Gods

Price: $114.00 $126.00

Author

Anna L. Dallapiccola

Edition

1st ed.

Publisher

Marg Publications, 2018

ISBN

9789383243242

Length

180p., 160 Illustrations; 305x241mm.

Subjects

Art and Architecture / Iconography

Thanjavur paintings are among the most popular artworks that adorn the walls of Indian homes—avidly collected but little comprehended. This richly illustrated volume presents an enhanced understanding of the subject through an in-depth study of South Indian paintings of the 18th and 19th centuries in the Thanjavur and the allied Mysuru styles. The meticulously researched text showcases and engages with Kuldip Singh's unique collection of 300 paintings. Also ...

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Lessons From Hell: Printing and Punishment in India

Price: $126.00 $140.00

Author

Christopher Pinney

Edition

1st ed.

Publisher

Marg Publications, 2018

ISBN

9789383243204

Length

136p., 130 Illustrations 305x241mm.

Subjects

Art and Architecture / Art History

This book documents the growth of printed images of punishments in hell from 19th- and 20th-century India. It explores what happens when new technologies of image reproduction collide with deep cultural traditions, and traces the sources of the iconography and formal visual structures that found new expression in late 19th-century chromolithographs showing deeds and their punishments. These prints, often titled Karni Bharni (reap as you sow), remain part of a ...

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Sri Lanka: Connected Art Histories

Price: $135.00 $150.00

Author

Sujatha Arundathi Meegama

Edition

1st ed.

Publisher

Marg Publications, 2018

ISBN

9789383243181

Length

148p., 130 Illustrations; 305x241mm.

Subjects

Art and Architecture / Art History

Ceylon, Ilangai, Lanka, Lakdiva, Seilan, Serendib, Simhaladvipa, Tambapanni, Taprobane-the island’s various names suggest that Sri Lanka has clearly meant different things to different people, and external contacts have been central to its history and conceptualization. Expanding and going beyond the standard Sinhala-Buddhist narratives, the essays in this volume look at resident communities and their contesting cultures and claims to the artistic heritages ...

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Delhi’s Qutb Complex: The Minar, Mosque and Mehrauli

Price: $149.40 $166.00

Author

Catherine B. Asher

Edition

1st. ed.

Publisher

Marg Publications, 2017

ISBN

9789383243198

Length

160p., 130 Illustrations; 305 x 241mm.

Subjects

Art and Architecture / Islamic Art

This book presents a geographical, chronological and cultural narrative of the famous Qutb complex in Delhi and its surrounding area, Mehrauli. It examines the initial growth of this area from its founding about 1060 by the Rajput Tomars near the temple of Yogmaya, its likely takeover by the Chauhans and then its establishment as a Muslim headquarters under the Ghurids of Afghanistan and their successors, the independent sultans of Delhi. Besides the celebrated ...

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20th Century Compulsions Modern Indian Architecture From the Marg Archives

Price: $37.80 $42.00

Author

Mustansir Dalvi

Edition

1st.ed.

Publisher

Marg Publications, 2016

ISBN

9789383243129

Length

156p., 40 Photographs and Illustrations.

Subjects

Art and Architecture / Architecture

The spirit of architecture completely transformed in the 20th century and Marg magazine, founded in 1946, was at the forefront of documenting that change. The leading lights of architecture in the world wrote significant short texts for Marg that set forth not just an agenda for architecture that would shape the new India, but the habitats of a new world order. This anthology comprises a selection of these essays, as relevant now as they were when they first ...

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Punjab Building the Land of the Five Rivers

Price: $126.00 $140.00

Author

Abha Narain Lambah

Edition

1st. ed.

Publisher

Marg Publications, 2017

ISBN

9789383243167

Length

148p., 154 Illustrations.

Subjects

Art and Architecture / Architecture

Through the centuries Punjab has been a historic rite of passage for invaders seeking control of the throne of Hindustan. In Mughal times, Punjab remained the vital highway linking the capitals of Agra and Delhi to Kashmir, Kabul and lands to the north. This region has also been traversed by people of different religions with Sufi saints and Sikh gurus profoundly influencing its cultural heritage. As the Mughal empire declined, the centre of power shifted and a ...

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A Magic World: New Visions of Indian Painting

Price: $126.00 $140.00

Author

Molly Emma Aitken

Edition

1st. ed.

Publisher

Marg Publications, 2016

ISBN

9789383243150

Length

132p., 130plates.

Subjects

Art and Architecture / Painting

In the 100 years since Ananda Coomaraswamy wrote his seminal Rajput Painting, the field of Indian painting studies has gone from a period of explosive discovery to a deepening of knowledge about individual artists and workshops. More recently, scholars have also begun to probe artists’ and patrons’ creative decisions and have entered into extensive conversation with South Asian cultural studies in general. They reconsider Coomaraswamy’s ...

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Husain’s Raj: Visions of Empire and Nation

Price: $148.50 $165.00

Author

Sumathi Ramaswamy

Edition

1st. ed.

Publisher

Marg Publications, 2016

ISBN

9789383243136

Length

144p., Illustrations; Colour; 32cm.

Subjects

Social Sciences / Politics & Government

Husain’s Raj forefronts the ludic quality in the work of Maqbool Fida Husain, postcolonial India’s most iconic modernist and also arguably its most playful.The book focuses on a series of paintings in which the artist offers a postcolonial visual commentary on the erstwhile colonial world in which he had been born and raised. These works are densely packed with objects and people (British and native, high and low, male and female) and some animals as ...

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Bundi Fort: A Rajput World

Price: $148.50 $165.00

Author

Milo Cleveland Beach

Edition

1st. ed.

Publisher

Marg Publications, 2016

ISBN

9383243112, 9789383243112

Length

148p., Illustrations 104; Colour; 31cm.

Subjects

Art and Architecture / Architecture

The wall-paintings in the fort at Bundi in Rajasthan include the earliest and finest examples of court painting known in India. Only recently accessible for sustained study, these help to define the religious, literary and artistic interests of the court; the functions of the spaces they adorn; the political aspirations of the rulers; and the evolving relationships between one court, its Rajput neighbours, and its Mughal overlords. On a more mundane level, the ...

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Baroda: A Cosmopolitan Provenance in Transition

Price: $139.50 $155.00

Author

Priya Maholay-Jaradi

Edition

1st. ed.

Publisher

Marg Publications, 2015

ISBN

9789383243082

Length

156p., 130 Illustrations

Subjects

Art and Architecture / Painting

This anthology frames the story of Baroda’s visual culture from the early 18th century to present times along the themes of provenance and cosmopolitanism. Baroda’s sphere of art production from the princely through to the contemporary firmly establishes it as a recognizable provenance. Simultaneously, a wide inclusion of local, regional and foreign ideas lends the provenance a cosmopolitan character: early artists, craftsmen and photographers engage ...

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Rayalaseema: The Royal Realm Architecture and Art of Southern Andhra Pradesh

Price: $139.50 $155.00

Author

Anila Verghese, Anna L Dallapiccola, George Michell, Surendra Kumar

Edition

1st. ed.

Publisher

Marg Publications, 2014

ISBN

9383243031, 9789383243037

Length

144p., Illustrations; Colour; 33cm.

Subjects

Art and Architecture / Architecture

Art and Architecture / Art History

This volume of Marg is dedicated to the architectural and artistic heritage of Rayalaseema, the Royal Realm, a name given to the region encompassing Kurnool, Anantapur, Cuddapah and Chittoor districts in present-day Andhra Pradesh. This legacy may be traced back more than 2,000 years, as evidenced by the ancient, enigmatic stone figural lingam at Gudimallam. During the 14th–17th centuries Rayalaseema enjoyed unprecedented political and economic importance. ...

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A Passionate Eye: Textiles, Paintings and Sculptures from the Bharany Collections

Price: $139.50 $155.00

Author

Giles Tillotson, Kapila Vatsyayan

Edition

1st. ed.

Publisher

Marg Publications, 2014

ISBN

9789383243006

Length

156p., 160 Illustrations; Colour Plates; 27cm.

Subjects

Art and Architecture / Painting

Art and Architecture / Textiles

Rarely in the history of collecting art in India has a father-son duo remained involved for as long as the Bharanys of Amritsar and Delhi. This book tells the remarkable tale of the aesthetic adventure of two generations of Bharanys – Radha Krishna and his son Chhotelal, spanning over a century.
It begins with an essay by Pratapaditya Pal placing the role of the Bharanys in the wider context of collecting in this field. This is followed by Chhote ...

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Murshidabad: Forgotten Capital of Bengal

Price: $139.50 $155.00

Author

Neeta Das, Rosie Llewellyn Jones

Edition

1st. ed.

Publisher

Marg Publications, 2013

ISBN

8192110699, 9788192110691

Length

136p., 132 Illustrations; 305 x 241mm.

Subjects

Art and Architecture / Islamic Art

Religion & Spirituality / Islam

Very little has been published on Murshidabad, the last independent capital of Bengal, while the British capital of Calcutta has been the subject of numerous books. Murshidabad was a place of great importance in the first half of the 18th century. The wealth of its nawabs was fabled and the region produced luxury goods which first attracted European trading companies. Murshidabad at its peak was extravagantly compared to London for its bustling trade, fine ...

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Wonders of Nature: Ustad Mansur at the Mughal Court

Price: $139.50 $155.00

Author

Edition

1st.ed.

Publisher

Marg Publications, 2012

ISBN

9788192110653

Length

176p., 150 Illustrations

Subjects

Art and Architecture / Islamic Art

Ustad Mansur is considered one of the greatest natural history painters of all time. His early career was spent working in the atelier of Mughal Emperor Akbar under the supervision of established masters. He was noticed by Prince Salim, later Emperor Jahangir with whom he was to work and travel extensively. It was for Jahangir’s albums that Mansur painted many of his animal, bird and flower studies that were a perfect blend of naturalism and aesthetic ...

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Sattriya: Classical Dance of Assam

Price: $139.50 $155.00

Author

Avinash Pasricha, Sunil Kothari

Edition

1st.ed.

Publisher

Marg Publications, 2013

ISBN

9788192110660

Length

148p., 254 Illustrations

Subjects

Performing Arts / Dance

In the year 2000, the Sattriya dances of Assam received recognition as the eighth classical dance form of India. This living tradition from the monasteries known as sattras has been practised for over 500 years by celibate monks. Created by the Vaishnava saint and social reformer Sankaradeva and his principal disciple Madhavadeva in the 16th century, it possesses all the elements of classical dance, following the principles of natyashastra. Today, it has moved to ...

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Living Rock: Buddhist, Hindu and Jain Cave Temples in the Western Deccan

Price: $139.50 $155.00

Author

Edition

1st.ed.

Publisher

Marg Publications, 2013

ISBN

9788192110677

Length

140p., 120 Illustrations

Subjects

Art and Architecture / Archaeology

Art and Architecture / Architecture

Religion & Spirituality / Jainism

From the 2nd century bce to the 10th century ce, rock-cut temples and monasteries appeared at various sites in the subcontinent – most notably across the western Deccan. Carved on the edge of the basaltic plateau, the cave sites were strategically placed near ancient trade routes and fertile land, and showcased a variety of architectural spaces for different worship practices and monastic uses.
Living Rock offers new perspectives into to this fascinating ...

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Kanara: A Land Apart: The Artistic Heritage of Coastal Karnataka

Price: $139.50 $155.00

Author

Clare Arni, George Michell

Edition

1st. ed.

Publisher

Marg Publications, 2012

ISBN

819211063X, 9788192110639

Length

124p., Illustrations; Chiefly Colour; Colour; M ap; 32cm.

Subjects

Art and Architecture / Architecture

This book is dedicated to the unique architectural and artistic heritage of Kanara or Kannada, the well watered, densely forested Arabian Sea coastal strip of Karnataka, comprising the present-day districts of Dakshina and Uttara Kannada. Celebrated as one of India’s principal sources of rice and pepper, Kanara benefited through the centuries from lucrative interregional and international trade. In consequence, the region has been inhabited by wealthy and ...

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Orchha and Beyond: Design at the Court of Raja Bir Singh Dev Bundela

Price: $140.40 $156.00

Author

Edward Leland Rothfarb

Edition

1st ed.

Publisher

Marg Publications, 2012

ISBN

8192110613, 9788192110615

Length

164p., Illustrations Chiefly Colour; Colour Maps; 32cm.

Subjects

Art and Architecture / Painting

This book presents one of the first comprehensive and richly illustrated accounts of the Bundela style of architecture and decoration in its most dazzling and innovative period, the reign of Raja Bir Singh Dev (1605-27). A prolific builder, this Bundela ruler patronized architecture throughout his kingdom of Orchha in Central India as well as at important pilgrimage sites beyond its borders.
During Bir Singh Dev’s reign the early Bundela style of ...

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The Story of Asia’s Elephants

Price: $171.00 $190.00

Author

Edition

1st ed.

Publisher

Marg Publications, 2012

ISBN

9380581106, 9789380581101

Length

340p., 260 illustrations; 29cm

Subjects

Art and Architecture / Art History

Science & Nature / Zoology / Wildlife

The relationship between elephants and people in Asia over thousands of years is a unique one. This story of the Asian elephant begins with a brief account of the ancient origins of the creature and its possible relationship with early humans, leading eventually to the taming of the animal between 4,500 and 5,000 years ago in the Harappan period. Subsequent chapters cover successive periods in Asian history, tracing the story of the elephant broadly under the ...

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Ahmedabad 600: Portraits of A City

Price: $91.80 $102.00

Author

Sharmila Sagara, Suchitra Balasubrahmanyan

Edition

1st ed.

Publisher

Marg Publications, 2011

ISBN

8192110605

Length

156p., Illustrations; Chiefly Colour; Colour Maps; 32cm.

Subjects

Art and Architecture

Science & Nature / Geography

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Nepal: Nostalgia and Modernity

Price: $140.40 $156.00

Author

Deepak Shimkhada

Edition

1st ed.

Publisher

Marg Publications, 2011

ISBN

9380581084, 9789380581088

Length

128p., Col. Illustrations; Index; 31cm.

Subjects

Art and Architecture / Architecture

Art and Architecture / Art History

When we speak of the arts of Nepal, we refer to the Kathmandu Valley, rich in art and culture. This tiny valley was and still is the hub of Nepal where 2,000 years of history have been frozen in time. Today, Nepal is a modern nation, yet conflating traditional as well as modern features that are uniquely "Nepali" in character.
The style of art called Nepali is primarily produced by the Mewars, the original inhabitants of the Kathmandu Valley, who ...

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The Elegant Image: Bronze from the Indian Subcontinent in the Siddharth K. Bhansali Collection

Price: $180.00 $200.00

Author

Pratapaditya Pal

Edition

1st ed.

Publisher

Marg Publications, 2011

ISBN

9789380581071

Length

192p., 200 Illustrations; Plates; 31cm.

Subjects

Art and Architecture / Sculpture

A comprehensive discusson of an extensive collection of metal sculptures from the India subcontinent Although the objects reflect the personal taste of the collector, they not only cover the entire subcontinent but also span 15 centuries of the Common Era, a few being even older. Thematically they represent divinities of the Hindu pantheon as well as Buddhist and Jain deities, providing a rich array of the diverse figures of the three major religions of ancient ...

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Wonders of Lo: The Artistic Heritage of Mustang

Price: $112.50 $125.00

Author

Edition

1st ed.

Publisher

Marg Publications, 2010

ISBN

9789385081026

Length

164p., 150 Illustrations; 305x241mm.

Subjects

Art and Architecture / Buddhist Art

"Lo", as Mustang is called by those who dwell there, is a small area in the Nepal Himalaya. Buddhist art flourished here, particularly between the 14th and the 16th century, in a cultural environment strongly influenced by the religious order of Sakya, the great monastic fortress in southwest Tibet. This volume, the first monograph on the artistic heritage of Lo, deals with the most representative features of the religious art of the region: mural ...

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The Great Temple At Thanjavur: One Thousand Years 1010 – 2010

Price: $125.10 $139.00

Author

George Michell, Indira Viswanathan Peterson

Edition

1st ed.

Publisher

Marg Publications, 2010

ISBN

9380581017, 9789380581019

Length

188p., 185 Illustrations; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.

Subjects

Art and Architecture / Architecture

A thousand years ago, 1010 CE the Brihadishvara Temple at Thanjavur was consecrated by Rajaraja I Chola. This truly visionary monarch was the sponsor of what may be regarded as the greatest Hindu monument in the Tamil country. The genius of Rajaraja's architect, who conceived and executed this stupendous structural feat, and the multifarious talents of the numerous artists employed to work on its stone carvings and mural paintings, are still apparent today. ...

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