Description:Frits A. Wagner of the Royal Institute for the Tropics, Amsterdam, here gives a clear and profound picture of an art that is highly diversified. His book is one of the first to study as an entity the many islands which lie between India and China. "Indonesia" traces step by step the historical development of the art of the islands and shows how it reflects the influences of the numerous Indian and Chinese groups that traded with the islands as well as the impact of Hinduism, Buddhism and ultimately that of Islam. Almost a hundred illustrations, including 64 in full color, illustrate the sculpture, painting, metalwork, architecture, bronzes, ceramics, and textiles discussed in the text.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Indonesia: The Art of an Island Group (The Art of the World). To get started finding Indonesia: The Art of an Island Group (The Art of the World), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Pages
258
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
Greystone Press
Release
1967
ISBN
Indonesia: The Art of an Island Group (The Art of the World)
Description: Frits A. Wagner of the Royal Institute for the Tropics, Amsterdam, here gives a clear and profound picture of an art that is highly diversified. His book is one of the first to study as an entity the many islands which lie between India and China. "Indonesia" traces step by step the historical development of the art of the islands and shows how it reflects the influences of the numerous Indian and Chinese groups that traded with the islands as well as the impact of Hinduism, Buddhism and ultimately that of Islam. Almost a hundred illustrations, including 64 in full color, illustrate the sculpture, painting, metalwork, architecture, bronzes, ceramics, and textiles discussed in the text.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Indonesia: The Art of an Island Group (The Art of the World). To get started finding Indonesia: The Art of an Island Group (The Art of the World), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.