Tree and serpent worship, or, Illustrations of mythology and art in India in the first and fourth centuries after Christ :
from the sculptures of the Buddhist topes at Sanchi and Amravati /
prepared under the authority of the secretary of state for India in council ; with introductory essays and descriptions of the plates by James Fergusson.

Description

Main Author

Fergusson, James, 1808-1886.

Related Names

Griggs, William, 1832-1911, lithographer,
Waterhouse, James S., 1842-1922, photographer.
Eyre & Spottiswoode
W.H. Allen & Co.
Great Britain. India Office.

Language(s)

English

Published

London : India Museum : 1868

Subjects

Architecture > Architecture / India.
Stupas > Stupas / India.
Buddhist sculpture > Buddhist sculpture / India.
Art and mythology.
Serpent worship in art.
Tree worship in art.
Photographs, Original > Photographs, Original / Illustrations in books.
Architectural photographs > Architectural photographs / 19th century.
Chromolithographs > Chromolithographs / England > Chromolithographs / England / 19th century.
Lithographs > Lithographs / England > Lithographs / England / 19th century.
Albumen prints > Albumen prints / England > Albumen prints / England / 19th century.

Note

Fifty-seven plates are albumen prints, 20 x 27 cm., mounted on cardboard. Of these photographs, 37 were taken by William H. Griggs (1832-1911) in 1854 and 20 were taken by James S. Waterhouse (1842-1922) in 1866. Waterhouse was an Indian army officer and head of the photographic department of the Survey of India from 1866-1897. Other plates include 40 lithographs by Griggs, from drawings by F.C. Maisey; a map of Amravati; and a plan of the Amravati tope (stupa).
Includes index.
Added lithographed title page.
Signatures: a⁶ A-2H⁴.

Physical Description

xii, 247, [1] p., XCIX, [1] leaves of plates (3 double-page) : ill., maps ; 34 cm (fol.)

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