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This is a rare book which gives in great detail the form and accurate measurements of all varieties of Indian sculpture, along with their underlying spiritual vision and philosophy. This information is based on the ancient sculptural texts and the long ancestral tradition and actual experience of the Sthapatis. The book is divided into three parts and 36 chapters. The first section of nine chapters deals with the philosophy and spiritual thought that is the basis of all Indian art forms. The next set of eight chapters deals with coiffures. ornaments, weapons, the use of symbols as accessories, the sculptural representaions of flora, animals and birds, the fshioning of images in metal and katusarkara. The last set of 18 chapters presents the basic thythms and measurements used in traditional sculptural practices. These chapters serve as a guide-book for a practising sculptor. V Ganapati Sthapati belongs to the direct lineage of Raja Raja Perunthacchan, the architect who built the masterpiece in templr architcture, the great Tanjore temple. ISBN: 81-85822-97-2
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