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Ajanta : history and development. Volume 6. defining features /
Volume 6 of Walter Spink's monumental and continuing study of the Ajanta caves, with over 350 illustrations, explains the gradual evolution of the site's architectural and sculptural features during Ajanta's remarkably brief development (462-480 CE).
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Leiden, The Netherlands ; Boston, [Massachusetts] :
Koninklijke Brill,
2014.
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| Colección: | Handbook of oriental studies. South Asia.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Ajanta: Site From Viewpoint; Ajanta Site Plan with Patrons; Time Chart: Ajanta and Related Sites; Reconstruction of Events Related to the Development of the Vakataka Caves; Map of Vakataka Sites; Ajanta: A Brief Resume; Chapter One The Usages of War; Resume: The Effect of Conflicts on Ajanta's Development; Chapter Two Regarding Important Time Chart Changes; Chapter Three Defining Features; Introduction; The Origins of Ajanta's Main Phase: 462-480; The Pace of Ajanta's Development; Pillars: Forms and Features; Transition from Octagonal Shafts to Square-Based Types
- Increasing Complexity in Shaft Design Revisions and Transformations in Pillar Forms; Transformations in Cave 11; The Evolution of "ribbed" Capital Brackets; The Shift to Capital Brackets with Plain Undersurfaces; The Significance of Sculpture at the Site; Further Complexities: Added Figural Brackets; Pilasters; Porch Plans; Porch Windows; Porch Doorways; Doorway Fitting Modes: A Review; Recesses on Cell Doorway Fronts; Shrines and Shrine Buddhas; Candrasilas: Steps-No Steps; Excavation Techniques: Imprecise vs. Precise; Changes in Wall Thickness; Storage Niches; Astylar vs Multistylar
- Chapter Four Illustrations & Labels-Shrine Buddhas 1. Shrine Buddhas; 2. Pillar Development; 3. Pillar Capitals; 4. Pilasters; 5. Doorways; 6. Door Females; 7. Doorbase; 8. Doorbacks; 9. Figural Brackets; 10. Windows; 11. Porch Ends; 12. Candrasilas; 13. Recesses of Doorways; Summary of Evidence Bearing upon the Disputed Dating of Harisena's Reign; Introduction of Various Buddha Features at Ajanta and Related Sites; Defining Features for the Vakataka Phase at Ajanta 462-470 A.D.