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It is a mini-encyclopaedia and the first book of its kind that gives a comprehensive calligraphic representation of the Devanagari script. It is also a handbook of references on traditional Indian art, designs, motifs and symbols with a national basis, initials and monograms, coat-of-arms, ornaments, toys, musical instruments, weapons, flags, footwear, boats and ships, costumes and facial types of men and women from Indian provinces. Researchers interested in the evolution of the Devanagari script will find ample material on its develoment from the Mohenjodaro seals down ot the Mauryan, Gupta Pallava inscriptions and Harshavardhana`s signatures. While the vast wealth of Indian designs offers a comprehensive choice that artists, archaeologists, designers, interior decorators and others interested in Indian culture will find extremenly useful. Profusely illustrated with over 1000 motifs & drawings with 60 colour plates. This is a rare treasure of the book, a book as much for the student of Indian art and culture as for the connoisseur of art. ISBN: 81-900003-4-9
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