On the Study of Indian Art - (Polsky Lectures in Indian and Southeast Asian Art and Archae) by Pramod Chandra (Hardcover)

About the Book

Serious study of the art of India began only in the nineteenth century. This small volume provides a masterly overview of the scholarship of the past century and a half. Mr. Chandra's purpose is twofold: to help present day students understand their scholarly heritage, and to encourage them to re-examine their own methods and assumptions.

Book Synopsis

Serious study of the art of India began only in the nineteenth century. This small volume provides a masterly overview of the scholarship of the past century and a half. Mr. Chandra's purpose is twofold: to help present-day students understand their scholarly heritage, and to encourage them to re-examine their own methods and assumptions.

About the Author

Chandra Pramod:

Pramod Chandra is George P. Bickford Professor of Indian and South Asian Art, Harvard University.