Sculpture of Western Himalayas

Author: Dr V C OhriPublisher: Agam Kala PrakashanYear: 1991Language: EnglishPages: 190ISBN/UPC (if available): N/A DescriptionThis is the first somewhat comprehensive study of the sculpture of the Western Himalayas. Works spread over a period of one millennium and a variety of styles are discussed in this book. This difficult hilly region, not conductive for the emergence of a big kingdom, had remained divided into numerous petty principalities and had escaped any external invasion and destruction of its cultural heritage. The valleys here have preserved a large number of great works and the reader will find in this study numerous examples not published earlier.The author also discusses in some detail the sculpture of the neighboring areas; Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana and the south-eastern parts of Himachal Pradesh including the hills of Uttar Pradesh, for tracing the stylistic development of the sculpture of the Western Himalayas. These additions have made the study more comprehensive a