This Book Provides A Study Of The Art Style, Forms, Art-Centres, Iconographic Details And The Role Of Haryana In The Field Of Art Activities During The Early Medieval Period In Relation With The Indian Sub Continent.

The sheer wealth and dizzying diversity of Indian sculpture are celebrated in this second volume of the catalogue raisonne of the Los Angeles County Museum's collection. Nearly two hundred sculptures produced during eleven centuries are described. Of these, one-quarter of the pieces are part of the Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection, while the remaining three-quarters have been acquired since 1970. This splendid collection, while not representing all the major styles of sculpture that flourished on the Indian subcontinent from 700-1900, is certainly one of the most comprehensive among American and European museums. Included are stone, metal, ivory, and wood sculptures from fourteen states and territories of India and from Pakistan and Afghanistan. Organized by regions--Central and Western, Eastern, and Southern India, and the Northwest--the catalogue contains detailed descriptions and illustrations of the 188 sculptures, many with details or multiple views, for a total of 259 illustrations--251 in duotone and halftone and 8 in color.

Bhup Singh Gulia and Ranbir Singh have done a remarkable jobin generating primary information about the text of the book andenriching it with pictorial representations depicting various unknownelements of folk art and crafts that could be gathered from Haryana.A large number of distinctive forms and styles, in respect of arts andcrafts invented and developed by the people of Haryana that accompanythe text as photographic representations and illustrations invarious chapters of the book, seem to be a novel attempt for scholarlydocumentation and evaluation of the material referred in the Book.This artistically produced book speaks volumes about the time andenergy spent in meticulous collection of information and photographyand presenting the same in a methodical and intellectually honest manner.It is presumed that the book as well the the efforts of the authorsand the editor will be appreciated by the common reader, those havinginterest in history of art & crafts of the village communities and, ofcourse, the scholars.

On archaeological findings at Pinjore, a town near Kalka, Haryana.