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RO30340192: 2011. In-8. Broché. Etat passable, Coins frottés, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur acceptable. 446 pages. Couverture contrepliée. Nombreuses photos et cartes en couleurs. Papier légèrement fanés. . . . Classification Dewey : 53-Guide

Photographs show ancient fortifications, towns, festivals, farms and landscapes of this northwestern Indian state and portray its people and their everyday life

This stunningly lavish volume is based on Pauline van Lynden's notebooks, photographs and other material gathered over fifteen years of wanderings in Rajasthan, India. The book begins with Pauline's first overwhelming impressions of color, people and places. In search of material, making friends on her way, she discovers the Rajasthani cities, is invited to a royal wedding and finds artisans devoted to their centuries-old crafts. After some time, a longing for quiet draws her to the countryside, and the second half of the book focuses on the villages and a rhythm of life which has not changed much over the centuries. The fourteen chapters of the book are each introduced by two pages of stories and descriptions by Pauline to explain, in a personal way, the following pages of photographs. The text is limited to her impressions, as the book is meant to be essentially a visual experience. With her artistic background, an upbringing in international surroundings, a curious and eclectic mind, a keen photographer's eye and a great sensitivity for detail and atmosphere, Pauline is perfectly equipped to bring her own view of Rajasthan to the public in this informed and evocative manner.

"Everyman Guides" provide a spectacular, encyclopaedic reference to each destination's history, religion, art and architecture with more than 1,000 specially commissioned illustrations and photographs including 3D architectural drawings. It is divided into three sections for ease of use: the encyclopaedia, the itineraries and a section of practical advice and information. It also includes detailed maps and advice on how to get around; comprehensive listings of places to visit with addresses and opening times and a selection of well-chosen hotel and restaurants.

To travel to Rajasthan is to leave behind the world of commotion and confusion, of gloomy gray concrete, and forget the sometimes callous modern customs of the West. In Rajasthan one encounters marvel after marvel; one is surprised by beauty in all its forms real or imaginary and enchantment at every turn.” A travel journal composed by four hands, this photographic opus expresses the sublime beauty of the people, nature, and places of this legendary region of India, capturing the idealized Western dream of the Orient.

Pictorial history of painted homes of Shekhawati, Rajasthan, India.

To travel to Rajasthan is to leave behind the world of commotion and confusion, of gloomy gray concrete, and forget the sometimes callous modern customs of the West. In Rajasthan one encounters marvel after marvel; one is surprised by beauty in all its forms real or imaginary and enchantment at every turn.” A travel journal composed by four hands, this photographic opus expresses the sublime beauty of the people, nature, and places of this legendary region of India, capturing the idealized Western dream of the Orient.

This stunningly lavish volume is based on Pauline van Lynden's notebooks, photographs and other material gathered over fifteen years of wanderings in Rajasthan, India. The book begins with Pauline's first overwhelming impressions of color, people and places. In search of material, making friends on her way, she discovers the Rajasthani cities, is invited to a royal wedding and finds artisans devoted to their centuries-old crafts. After some time, a longing for quiet draws her to the countryside, and the second half of the book focuses on the villages and a rhythm of life which has not changed much over the centuries. The fourteen chapters of the book are each introduced by two pages of stories and descriptions by Pauline to explain, in a personal way, the following pages of photographs. The text is limited to her impressions, as the book is meant to be essentially a visual experience. With her artistic background, an upbringing in international surroundings, a curious and eclectic mind, a keen photographer's eye and a great sensitivity for detail and atmosphere, Pauline is perfectly equipped to bring her own view of Rajasthan to the public in this informed and evocative manner.

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Illustrations; Colours Maps; Glossary; 24 cm.:SYNOPSISRajasthan, also referred to by terms like 'Rajwarra', 'Raethan' and 'Rajputana' in the past, is synonymous in popular perception as the land of rajas and maharajas, chivalry, forts and palaces, the fabled Great Indian Desert or Thar desert, hardy folk and a treasure-trove of ancient lore, music, dance, ballads and myths. The present-day Rajasthan came into being when nineteen princely states and two chiefdoms of Rajputana were merged together between 1948 and 1950. To this, tracts like Ajmer-Merwara and a few other zones were added in 1956. The region has a long history, stretching from the prehistoric Old Stone Age, in which local geography and environment had a role in determining the settlement-patterns and locations of towns and cities. The book covers a broad spectrum, encompassing the political, socio-cultural and economic history of present-day Rajasthan from the earliest times up to the middle of the twentieth century, in a comprehensive yet easy-to-read text aimed at, both, the general reader and scholar, alike. A History of Rajasthan' uses various archival, epigraphical, numismatical, architectural, archaeological, and art history related information as well as traditional narratives, and oral and written chronicles, to provide a general overview of aspects like literature, religion, art and architecture, position of women, socio-economic conditions, science and technology, as well as the subaltern, peoples' oriented, 'everyday' life of the 'average citizen. (Rupa)

The splendour of Rajasthan's richly appointed palaces, majestic forts and traditional mansions is revealed in this lavishly illustrated book. George Michell explores the fascinating royal architecture of this desert state of India from the 15th to the 20th century, focusing on the major capitals of Rajput power - Jaipur, Udaipur, Jodhpur and Bikaner - as well as other centres such as Bundi, Kota, Jaisalmer, Alwar and Shekhawati. Also featured are the Jat states of Bharatpur and Dholpur. Antonio Martinelli's stunning photographs survey architectural developments in Rajasthan over a period of more than five hundred years, providing a detailed visual record of magnificent facades and opulent interiors. His photographs evoke the grandeur of Rajput courtly life at its height, be it imposing darbar halls where maharajas held formal audience, or mirrored apartments where they enjoyed more private entertainments. Though the royal complexes are today shadows of their former glory, the memory of this greatest age in Rajasthan's history and its extraordinary palace architecture endures to the present day.

Rajasthan is India's tradition-rich northwest royal province, home of maharajas, of imposing forts and grand palaces, and 3,000 year-old settlements. So it is also a land rich in street color, popular pageantry and a unique ethnic design language. Impressions of Rajasthan takes photography lovers across one of the most inspirational regions on the Indian subcontinent, offering a unique look at the painted imagination of India with murals of pure pattern, mandalic abstractions and figurative story-panels. It is a rich, distinct decorative tradition-often as humorous as it is pious-woven into everyday visual life.Morandi's camera also masterfully captures the everyday lifestyle of contemporary Rajasthan, in particular, Rajasthani women who are the carriers of this pattern language tradition: chatting in small groups, buying fruit at the market, and painting their homes with murals in which religion, history, and politics are described in a brushstroke.

The royal fort at Bundi, an isolated town in the Indian state of Rajasthan, is home to elaborately decorated palaces that are among India’s most beautiful buildings. That several of the palaces have been closed to visitors until recently has kept their painted walls hidden from public view, but it has also helped their preservation. This unprecedented volume celebrates the survival of the wall-paintings at Bundi by presenting a stunning photographic survey of these long-hidden treasures, most published here for the first time, and including both abundant details and many small-scale scenes that are not visible without magnification. The paintings depict daily life at the Bundi court from the early 17th to the late 19th centuries, as well as scenes from traditional literary and religious texts. The illustrations together reveal the rich cultural inter-relationships that gave these paintings their unique power and importance. The only substantial publication devoted specifically to wall-paintings in the Bundi royal palaces, this richly illustrated book pays long-overdue tribute to some of India’s greatest painted rooms.

The essays in this book represent the fruits of an interdisciplinary study of four temples in Rajasthan, India, jointly conducted by Lawrence A. Babb (anthropology), John E. Cort (religious studies), and Michael W. Meister (art history). The temples were chosen because they are quite ancient yet are also vibrantly functioning today. The results of the authors' research dramatically vindicate the idea that when disciplines are combined, the result is greater than the sum of the parts. The book shows that a functioning temple is many things at once. More than a mere physical structure, a temple is a center of economic activity, a focal point for political power, and a confluence of social relationships of every conceivable sort. It is also an object of aesthetic contemplation and judgment. And perhaps above all, a temple is a locus of sacred power that evokes deeply felt responses in those who worship there. Desert Temples weaves these many threads together in a volume unique in the extent to which it stresses the holistic approach to the study of India's sacred centers.

Rajasthan's cuisine has been enriched by diversity of influences. Not much grows in the arid wasteland of the desert but this has not cramped the culinary style of those who dwell there. They have imaginartively created myriad delicacies from lentils, dairy produce and what little vegetables are locally available. The present edition contains a new section on the Cuisine of Kotah contributed by Maharao Brijraj Singh and Maharani Uttara Devi of Kotah. Highly respected gourmets in their own right, the authors of this section have added vignettes of the history of Kotah with photographs of a picturesque landscape to augment their text.

This book leads us on a journey to uncover the myths and mysteries of the unique oral-storytelling tradition of the Kaavad of Rajasthan, a portable shrine with multiple doors that fold into themselves.

An examination of the awe-inspiring architecture of the Rajasthan region of India looks at the palaces and estates of the Rajput, complete with historical and cultural information and illustrated with 250 beautiful full color photographs.

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This unprecedented volume celebrates the survival of the wall-paintings at bundi by presenting a stunning photographic survey of these long-hidden treasures, most published for the first time, and including both abundant details and many scenes that cannot be seen by the naked eye the royal fort at bundi, an isolated town in the indian state of rajasthan, is home to elaborately decorated palaces that are among indias most beautiful buildings that several of the palaces have been completely closed to visitors until very recently has kept their painted walls hidden from public view, but it has also helped their preservation the paintings depict daily life at the bundi court from the early seventeenth to the late nineteenth centuries, as well as scenes from traditional literary and religious texts the illustrations together reveal the rich cultural interrelationships that gave these paintings their unique power and importance