Description: Amarushataka Palm-Leaf Manuscript by Eberhard Fischer, Dinanath Pathy Around 1800, an anonymous engraver in Sharanakula, a temple place on the southern coast of Orissa, illustrated a palm-leaf anthology of love poems. Then, 200 years ago, a master-engraver visualised these verses in many small illustrations. This book explores the verses as well as the illustrations related to the painters perception of the verses. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Around 1800, an anonymous engraver in Sharanakula, a small temple place on the southern coast of Orissa, illustrated a palm-leaf anthology of love poems. The one hundred Sanskrit quatrains, which are said to be the work of the 7th-century poet Amaru, describe the behaviour of enamoured couples, their longing for each other, the lovers anxieties, their ecstatic joy as well as their doubts and sorrows.In India, these quatrains have at all times been cherished for their elegant language. Then, two hundred years ago, a great master-engraver visualised these verses in many small but meticulously executed and richly detailed illustrations. The erotic scenes in particular are of remarkable quality. While the verses are, without doubt, some of the greatest in the annals of Sanskrit literature, it is the illustrations of the work that have absorbed the authors here. The first part of the book is given to the poet and the poems, but then attention is turned to the intentions and acheivements of the painter. The authors attempt to follow his perception of the verses to comprehend how this Master visualised and rendered the refined Sanskrit verses into line drawings with such creative bearing and wit. 300 illustrations Author Biography EBERHARD FISCHER was director of the Rietberg Museum in Zurich, Switzerland. He has conducted fieldwork in many parts of the Ivory Coast, Liberia and India and has published widely on art. Table of Contents Preface PART 1 1 The Amarushataka: Anthology of One Hundred Verses 1.1 The Poet 1.2 The Poems 2 The Illustrated Amarushataka Pothi from Sharanakula (Orissa) 2.2 The Palm Leave Manuscript 2.2. The Sanskrit Text, Written in Oriya Script 2.2.1 The Poem Sequence 2.2.2 Variations in the Verses 2.3 The Colophon 2.4 The Painter 2.5 The Handwriting 2.6 Dating the Illustrated Pothi 3 Other Early Amarushataka Illustrations: The Pothi by the Master of Baripada 4 The Illustrations by the Master of Sharanakula 4.1 Reconstruction of the Drawing Process of the Master of Sharanakula 4.2 Stylistic Peculiarities of the Amarushataka Illustrations 4.2.1 The Nayaka, the Hero 4.2.2 The Nayika, the Heroine 4.2.3 The Lovers in Union 4.2.4 Architectural Forms 5 The Oeuvre of the Master of Sharanakula The Illustrated Ushabhilasa Pothi and the Radhakrishnakeli Fragments 5.1 The Human Figures 5.2 Images of Krishna and Kamadeva 5.3 Non-Figural Materials 5.4 Conclusion: Comparing the Three Illustrated Palm Leaf Manuscripts PART II The Amarushataka Pothi Illustration by the Master of Sharanakula Folios 1-50 (plus additional folios), Slokas 1-100 Bibliography Details ISBN3907077210 Author Dinanath Pathy Short Title AMOROUS DELIGHT Pages 256 Series Artibus Asiae Supplementum 47, Rietberg Museum Language English ISBN-10 3907077210 ISBN-13 9783907077214 Media Book Format Hardcover Imprint Museum Rietberg, Switzerland Subtitle The Amarushataka Palm-leaf Manuscript Country of Publication Switzerland DEWEY 745.674912 Illustrations 300, 261 colour Birth 1941 UK Release Date 2007-12-15 Publisher Museum Rietberg, Switzerland Year 2007 Publication Date 2007-12-15 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:136555398;
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