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Mahāyāna Buddhist Meditation: Theory and Practice by Minoru KiyotaReview by: Edwin GerowJournal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 115, No. 3 (Jul. - Sep., 1995), pp. 557-558Published by: American Oriental SocietyStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/606289 .
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Abe, with the grace and clarity belonging to one who has seen and felt more than a share of life's triumphs and sadnesses. This is a lovely book.
PAUL W. KROLL UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO
Ritual and Diplomacy: The Macartney Mission to China, 1792-1794. Papers Presented at the 1992 Conference of the British Association for Asian Studies, Marking the Bicente-
nary of the Macartney Mission to China. Edited by ROBERT A. BICKERS. London: THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR CHINESE
STUDIES and WELLSWEEP PRESS, 1993. Pp. 93. ?7.95 (paper).
The ill-fated attempt of the first British diplomatic mission to establish formal relations with the Ch'ing court continues to fascinate: the depth and extent of the arrogance and misunder-
standing on both sides was stupendous. The studies collected here, written upon the two-hundredth anniversary of Lord Mac-
artney's mission, include the following: P. J. Marshall, "Britain and China in the Late Eighteenth Century" (pp. 11-29); Zhang Shunhong, "Historical Anachronism: The Qing Court's Percep- tion of and Reaction to the Macartney Embassy" (pp. 31-42); Tseng-tsai Wang, "The Macartney Mission: A Bicentennial Re- view" (pp. 43-56); James L. Hevia, "The Macartney Embassy in the History of Sino-Western Relations"(pp. 57-79); Robert A. Bickers, "History, Legend and Treaty Port Ideology, 1925- 1931" (pp. 81-92).
Abe, with the grace and clarity belonging to one who has seen and felt more than a share of life's triumphs and sadnesses. This is a lovely book.
PAUL W. KROLL UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO
Ritual and Diplomacy: The Macartney Mission to China, 1792-1794. Papers Presented at the 1992 Conference of the British Association for Asian Studies, Marking the Bicente-
nary of the Macartney Mission to China. Edited by ROBERT A. BICKERS. London: THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR CHINESE
STUDIES and WELLSWEEP PRESS, 1993. Pp. 93. ?7.95 (paper).
The ill-fated attempt of the first British diplomatic mission to establish formal relations with the Ch'ing court continues to fascinate: the depth and extent of the arrogance and misunder-
standing on both sides was stupendous. The studies collected here, written upon the two-hundredth anniversary of Lord Mac-
artney's mission, include the following: P. J. Marshall, "Britain and China in the Late Eighteenth Century" (pp. 11-29); Zhang Shunhong, "Historical Anachronism: The Qing Court's Percep- tion of and Reaction to the Macartney Embassy" (pp. 31-42); Tseng-tsai Wang, "The Macartney Mission: A Bicentennial Re- view" (pp. 43-56); James L. Hevia, "The Macartney Embassy in the History of Sino-Western Relations"(pp. 57-79); Robert A. Bickers, "History, Legend and Treaty Port Ideology, 1925- 1931" (pp. 81-92).
Abe, with the grace and clarity belonging to one who has seen and felt more than a share of life's triumphs and sadnesses. This is a lovely book.
PAUL W. KROLL UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO
Ritual and Diplomacy: The Macartney Mission to China, 1792-1794. Papers Presented at the 1992 Conference of the British Association for Asian Studies, Marking the Bicente-
nary of the Macartney Mission to China. Edited by ROBERT A. BICKERS. London: THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR CHINESE
STUDIES and WELLSWEEP PRESS, 1993. Pp. 93. ?7.95 (paper).
The ill-fated attempt of the first British diplomatic mission to establish formal relations with the Ch'ing court continues to fascinate: the depth and extent of the arrogance and misunder-
standing on both sides was stupendous. The studies collected here, written upon the two-hundredth anniversary of Lord Mac-
artney's mission, include the following: P. J. Marshall, "Britain and China in the Late Eighteenth Century" (pp. 11-29); Zhang Shunhong, "Historical Anachronism: The Qing Court's Percep- tion of and Reaction to the Macartney Embassy" (pp. 31-42); Tseng-tsai Wang, "The Macartney Mission: A Bicentennial Re- view" (pp. 43-56); James L. Hevia, "The Macartney Embassy in the History of Sino-Western Relations"(pp. 57-79); Robert A. Bickers, "History, Legend and Treaty Port Ideology, 1925- 1931" (pp. 81-92).
Abe, with the grace and clarity belonging to one who has seen and felt more than a share of life's triumphs and sadnesses. This is a lovely book.
PAUL W. KROLL UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO
Ritual and Diplomacy: The Macartney Mission to China, 1792-1794. Papers Presented at the 1992 Conference of the British Association for Asian Studies, Marking the Bicente-
nary of the Macartney Mission to China. Edited by ROBERT A. BICKERS. London: THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR CHINESE
STUDIES and WELLSWEEP PRESS, 1993. Pp. 93. ?7.95 (paper).
The ill-fated attempt of the first British diplomatic mission to establish formal relations with the Ch'ing court continues to fascinate: the depth and extent of the arrogance and misunder-
standing on both sides was stupendous. The studies collected here, written upon the two-hundredth anniversary of Lord Mac-
artney's mission, include the following: P. J. Marshall, "Britain and China in the Late Eighteenth Century" (pp. 11-29); Zhang Shunhong, "Historical Anachronism: The Qing Court's Percep- tion of and Reaction to the Macartney Embassy" (pp. 31-42); Tseng-tsai Wang, "The Macartney Mission: A Bicentennial Re- view" (pp. 43-56); James L. Hevia, "The Macartney Embassy in the History of Sino-Western Relations"(pp. 57-79); Robert A. Bickers, "History, Legend and Treaty Port Ideology, 1925- 1931" (pp. 81-92).
published in 1929 and previously reissued in 1948, 1968, and 1988 appears now with the addition of a long essay (pp. 521-
71) by one of his current followers, R6mi Mathieu, assessing the influence, relevance, and staying power of the master's work for our own times. The underlying speculative flaws and the occasional intuitive brilliance of Granet's sociological ap- proach to ancient texts and culture are perhaps nowhere more evident than in his Danses et legendes, first published in 1926
(reprinted in 1959 and 1982)-a gallimaufry of attractive but
largely fanciful theories about early ritual and mythology, presented in a style consciously defiant of philological scru-
ples. Mathieu has been at work here too, adding an informa- tive preface (pp. v-xxvi) about Granet's scholarly debts and methods as seen in this book, as well as providing some
explanatory comments of his own (pp. 623-29) on certain
passages, a list of errata (pp. 631-40) keyed to starred lines in the text and notes, and finally a helpful index to the Chi- nese texts and sinological studies referred to by the author
(pp. 641-64). Granet's Danses et ldgendes is the second publication in the
new "Orientales" collection of the P.U.F., under the general ed-
itorship of Francois Jullien. The inaugural volume of the series
brings together in one place a selection of Leon Vandermeer- sch's articles and book-chapters. These are organized under four main headings: Chinese feudalism, Chinese ritual, Chi- nese ideography, and reflections on Chinese history. The selec- tions have not been reset but rather reproduced from the
original publications; continuous pagination has been added for the sake of this volume but the original page-numbers have also been retained for reference to the sources themselves.
published in 1929 and previously reissued in 1948, 1968, and 1988 appears now with the addition of a long essay (pp. 521-
71) by one of his current followers, R6mi Mathieu, assessing the influence, relevance, and staying power of the master's work for our own times. The underlying speculative flaws and the occasional intuitive brilliance of Granet's sociological ap- proach to ancient texts and culture are perhaps nowhere more evident than in his Danses et legendes, first published in 1926
(reprinted in 1959 and 1982)-a gallimaufry of attractive but
largely fanciful theories about early ritual and mythology, presented in a style consciously defiant of philological scru-
ples. Mathieu has been at work here too, adding an informa- tive preface (pp. v-xxvi) about Granet's scholarly debts and methods as seen in this book, as well as providing some
explanatory comments of his own (pp. 623-29) on certain
passages, a list of errata (pp. 631-40) keyed to starred lines in the text and notes, and finally a helpful index to the Chi- nese texts and sinological studies referred to by the author
(pp. 641-64). Granet's Danses et ldgendes is the second publication in the
new "Orientales" collection of the P.U.F., under the general ed-
itorship of Francois Jullien. The inaugural volume of the series
brings together in one place a selection of Leon Vandermeer- sch's articles and book-chapters. These are organized under four main headings: Chinese feudalism, Chinese ritual, Chi- nese ideography, and reflections on Chinese history. The selec- tions have not been reset but rather reproduced from the
original publications; continuous pagination has been added for the sake of this volume but the original page-numbers have also been retained for reference to the sources themselves.
published in 1929 and previously reissued in 1948, 1968, and 1988 appears now with the addition of a long essay (pp. 521-
71) by one of his current followers, R6mi Mathieu, assessing the influence, relevance, and staying power of the master's work for our own times. The underlying speculative flaws and the occasional intuitive brilliance of Granet's sociological ap- proach to ancient texts and culture are perhaps nowhere more evident than in his Danses et legendes, first published in 1926
(reprinted in 1959 and 1982)-a gallimaufry of attractive but
largely fanciful theories about early ritual and mythology, presented in a style consciously defiant of philological scru-
ples. Mathieu has been at work here too, adding an informa- tive preface (pp. v-xxvi) about Granet's scholarly debts and methods as seen in this book, as well as providing some
explanatory comments of his own (pp. 623-29) on certain
passages, a list of errata (pp. 631-40) keyed to starred lines in the text and notes, and finally a helpful index to the Chi- nese texts and sinological studies referred to by the author
(pp. 641-64). Granet's Danses et ldgendes is the second publication in the
new "Orientales" collection of the P.U.F., under the general ed-
itorship of Francois Jullien. The inaugural volume of the series
brings together in one place a selection of Leon Vandermeer- sch's articles and book-chapters. These are organized under four main headings: Chinese feudalism, Chinese ritual, Chi- nese ideography, and reflections on Chinese history. The selec- tions have not been reset but rather reproduced from the
original publications; continuous pagination has been added for the sake of this volume but the original page-numbers have also been retained for reference to the sources themselves.
published in 1929 and previously reissued in 1948, 1968, and 1988 appears now with the addition of a long essay (pp. 521-
71) by one of his current followers, R6mi Mathieu, assessing the influence, relevance, and staying power of the master's work for our own times. The underlying speculative flaws and the occasional intuitive brilliance of Granet's sociological ap- proach to ancient texts and culture are perhaps nowhere more evident than in his Danses et legendes, first published in 1926
(reprinted in 1959 and 1982)-a gallimaufry of attractive but
largely fanciful theories about early ritual and mythology, presented in a style consciously defiant of philological scru-
ples. Mathieu has been at work here too, adding an informa- tive preface (pp. v-xxvi) about Granet's scholarly debts and methods as seen in this book, as well as providing some
explanatory comments of his own (pp. 623-29) on certain
passages, a list of errata (pp. 631-40) keyed to starred lines in the text and notes, and finally a helpful index to the Chi- nese texts and sinological studies referred to by the author
(pp. 641-64). Granet's Danses et ldgendes is the second publication in the
new "Orientales" collection of the P.U.F., under the general ed-
itorship of Francois Jullien. The inaugural volume of the series
brings together in one place a selection of Leon Vandermeer- sch's articles and book-chapters. These are organized under four main headings: Chinese feudalism, Chinese ritual, Chi- nese ideography, and reflections on Chinese history. The selec- tions have not been reset but rather reproduced from the
original publications; continuous pagination has been added for the sake of this volume but the original page-numbers have also been retained for reference to the sources themselves.
P. W. K. P. W. K. P. W. K. P. W. K. P. W. K. P. W. K. P. W. K. P. W. K.
La Civilisation chinoise: La Vie publique et la vie privee. By MARCEL GRANET. Postface by R6mi Mathieu. Bibliothbque de 1'Evolution de 1'Humanite. Paris: ALBIN MICHEL, 1994.
Pp. 578. FF 78 (paper). Danses et legendes de la Chine ancienne. By MARCEL GRANET.
New edition, revised and annotated by Remi Mathieu. Ori- entales. Paris: PRESSES UNIVERSITAIRES DE FRANCE, 1994.
Pp. xxvi + 754. FF 298 (paper). Etudes sinologiques. By LEON VANDERMEERSCH. Orientales.
Paris: PRESSES UNIVERSITAIRES DE FRANCE, 1994. Pp. 354. FF 198 (paper).
Two of Marcel Granet's (1884-1940) major works have
recently been reprinted for a new generation of scholars. Granet's sweeping survey of early Chinese civilization, first
La Civilisation chinoise: La Vie publique et la vie privee. By MARCEL GRANET. Postface by R6mi Mathieu. Bibliothbque de 1'Evolution de 1'Humanite. Paris: ALBIN MICHEL, 1994.
Pp. 578. FF 78 (paper). Danses et legendes de la Chine ancienne. By MARCEL GRANET.
New edition, revised and annotated by Remi Mathieu. Ori- entales. Paris: PRESSES UNIVERSITAIRES DE FRANCE, 1994.
Pp. xxvi + 754. FF 298 (paper). Etudes sinologiques. By LEON VANDERMEERSCH. Orientales.
Paris: PRESSES UNIVERSITAIRES DE FRANCE, 1994. Pp. 354. FF 198 (paper).
Two of Marcel Granet's (1884-1940) major works have
recently been reprinted for a new generation of scholars. Granet's sweeping survey of early Chinese civilization, first
La Civilisation chinoise: La Vie publique et la vie privee. By MARCEL GRANET. Postface by R6mi Mathieu. Bibliothbque de 1'Evolution de 1'Humanite. Paris: ALBIN MICHEL, 1994.
Pp. 578. FF 78 (paper). Danses et legendes de la Chine ancienne. By MARCEL GRANET.
New edition, revised and annotated by Remi Mathieu. Ori- entales. Paris: PRESSES UNIVERSITAIRES DE FRANCE, 1994.
Pp. xxvi + 754. FF 298 (paper). Etudes sinologiques. By LEON VANDERMEERSCH. Orientales.
Paris: PRESSES UNIVERSITAIRES DE FRANCE, 1994. Pp. 354. FF 198 (paper).
Two of Marcel Granet's (1884-1940) major works have
recently been reprinted for a new generation of scholars. Granet's sweeping survey of early Chinese civilization, first
La Civilisation chinoise: La Vie publique et la vie privee. By MARCEL GRANET. Postface by R6mi Mathieu. Bibliothbque de 1'Evolution de 1'Humanite. Paris: ALBIN MICHEL, 1994.
Pp. 578. FF 78 (paper). Danses et legendes de la Chine ancienne. By MARCEL GRANET.
New edition, revised and annotated by Remi Mathieu. Ori- entales. Paris: PRESSES UNIVERSITAIRES DE FRANCE, 1994.
Pp. xxvi + 754. FF 298 (paper). Etudes sinologiques. By LEON VANDERMEERSCH. Orientales.
Paris: PRESSES UNIVERSITAIRES DE FRANCE, 1994. Pp. 354. FF 198 (paper).
Two of Marcel Granet's (1884-1940) major works have
recently been reprinted for a new generation of scholars. Granet's sweeping survey of early Chinese civilization, first
Mahayana Buddhist Meditation: Theory and Practice. Edited
by MINORU KIYOTA. Delhi: MOTILAL BANARSIDASS, 1991. Pp. xv + 312. Rs 150. [Reprint edition.]
Motilal has issued the "first Indian edition" of this important collection of essays, originally published in 1978 and conceived as a memorial to Richard Robinson (University of Hawaii Press; reviewed by George R. Elder, JAOS 102 [1982]: 423-24). The text is unchanged, of course, and does not reflect any of the vo- luminous work done since on the subject of "meditation." Still of great interest are many of the contributions, including Gadjin Nagao's " 'What Remains in Suinyata': A Yogacara Interpretation of Emptiness," and the long essays by Francis H. Cook ("Fa- tsang's Brief Commentary on the Prajndparamita-hrdaya- sutra"), by the late Leon Hurvitz ("Fa-sheng's Observations on the Four Stations of Mindfulness"), and by Minoru Kiyota
Mahayana Buddhist Meditation: Theory and Practice. Edited
by MINORU KIYOTA. Delhi: MOTILAL BANARSIDASS, 1991. Pp. xv + 312. Rs 150. [Reprint edition.]
Motilal has issued the "first Indian edition" of this important collection of essays, originally published in 1978 and conceived as a memorial to Richard Robinson (University of Hawaii Press; reviewed by George R. Elder, JAOS 102 [1982]: 423-24). The text is unchanged, of course, and does not reflect any of the vo- luminous work done since on the subject of "meditation." Still of great interest are many of the contributions, including Gadjin Nagao's " 'What Remains in Suinyata': A Yogacara Interpretation of Emptiness," and the long essays by Francis H. Cook ("Fa- tsang's Brief Commentary on the Prajndparamita-hrdaya- sutra"), by the late Leon Hurvitz ("Fa-sheng's Observations on the Four Stations of Mindfulness"), and by Minoru Kiyota
Mahayana Buddhist Meditation: Theory and Practice. Edited
by MINORU KIYOTA. Delhi: MOTILAL BANARSIDASS, 1991. Pp. xv + 312. Rs 150. [Reprint edition.]
Motilal has issued the "first Indian edition" of this important collection of essays, originally published in 1978 and conceived as a memorial to Richard Robinson (University of Hawaii Press; reviewed by George R. Elder, JAOS 102 [1982]: 423-24). The text is unchanged, of course, and does not reflect any of the vo- luminous work done since on the subject of "meditation." Still of great interest are many of the contributions, including Gadjin Nagao's " 'What Remains in Suinyata': A Yogacara Interpretation of Emptiness," and the long essays by Francis H. Cook ("Fa- tsang's Brief Commentary on the Prajndparamita-hrdaya- sutra"), by the late Leon Hurvitz ("Fa-sheng's Observations on the Four Stations of Mindfulness"), and by Minoru Kiyota
Mahayana Buddhist Meditation: Theory and Practice. Edited
by MINORU KIYOTA. Delhi: MOTILAL BANARSIDASS, 1991. Pp. xv + 312. Rs 150. [Reprint edition.]
Motilal has issued the "first Indian edition" of this important collection of essays, originally published in 1978 and conceived as a memorial to Richard Robinson (University of Hawaii Press; reviewed by George R. Elder, JAOS 102 [1982]: 423-24). The text is unchanged, of course, and does not reflect any of the vo- luminous work done since on the subject of "meditation." Still of great interest are many of the contributions, including Gadjin Nagao's " 'What Remains in Suinyata': A Yogacara Interpretation of Emptiness," and the long essays by Francis H. Cook ("Fa- tsang's Brief Commentary on the Prajndparamita-hrdaya- sutra"), by the late Leon Hurvitz ("Fa-sheng's Observations on the Four Stations of Mindfulness"), and by Minoru Kiyota
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Journal of the American Oriental Society 115.3 (1995) Journal of the American Oriental Society 115.3 (1995) Journal of the American Oriental Society 115.3 (1995)
("Buddhist Devotional Meditation: A Study of the Sukha-
vativyihopadesa"). Other contributors are Charlene McDer- mott, Yuichi Kajiyama, Stefan Anacker, Geshe Sopa, and Elvin W. Jones.
EDWIN GEROW REED COLLEGE
("Buddhist Devotional Meditation: A Study of the Sukha-
vativyihopadesa"). Other contributors are Charlene McDer- mott, Yuichi Kajiyama, Stefan Anacker, Geshe Sopa, and Elvin W. Jones.
EDWIN GEROW REED COLLEGE
("Buddhist Devotional Meditation: A Study of the Sukha-
vativyihopadesa"). Other contributors are Charlene McDer- mott, Yuichi Kajiyama, Stefan Anacker, Geshe Sopa, and Elvin W. Jones.
EDWIN GEROW REED COLLEGE
Kalatattavakosa: A Lexicon of Fundamental Concepts of the In- dian Arts, vol. 2: Concepts of Space and Time. Edited by KAPILA VATSYAYAN, with an introduction by BETTINA BAUMER. New Delhi: INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL CENTER FOR THE ARTS; Delhi: MOTILAL BANARSIDASS, 1992. Pp. xxxii + 478.
Volume one of this Lexicon was reviewed at some length in this journal by Lewis Rowell (JAOS 112 [1992]: 110-15), to which the reader is referred. Also, the matters covered in vol- ume two were anticipated by preliminary remarks in volume
one, to which that review alludes. Here, sixteen terms are se- lected for treatment: bindu, nabhi, cakra, ksetra, loka, desa, kala, ksana, krama, sandhi, satra, tala [this entry authored by Lewis Rowell], mdna, laya, sinya, and piirna. Each term is sur-
veyed across its uses in the various arts and their criticism and is grounded also in ritual and philosophical attestations, where
appropriate. Copious citations of primary sources (and transla-
tions) are provided. Besides Professor Rowell, contributors in- clude H. N. Chakravarty, Bettina Baumer, V. N. Misra, Frits
Staal, Bruno Dagens, P. L. Sharma, and others. A bibliography is appended, which seems limited to primary sources, and the volume has a reasonably complete index. Some illustrations are
provided-but surprisingly few for an encyclopaedia on such a subject. If fault is to be found, a suitable subject might well be the "se-lect bibliographies" of secondary literature appended to each entry-which are so "select" as to constitute for the un-
Kalatattavakosa: A Lexicon of Fundamental Concepts of the In- dian Arts, vol. 2: Concepts of Space and Time. Edited by KAPILA VATSYAYAN, with an introduction by BETTINA BAUMER. New Delhi: INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL CENTER FOR THE ARTS; Delhi: MOTILAL BANARSIDASS, 1992. Pp. xxxii + 478.
Volume one of this Lexicon was reviewed at some length in this journal by Lewis Rowell (JAOS 112 [1992]: 110-15), to which the reader is referred. Also, the matters covered in vol- ume two were anticipated by preliminary remarks in volume
one, to which that review alludes. Here, sixteen terms are se- lected for treatment: bindu, nabhi, cakra, ksetra, loka, desa, kala, ksana, krama, sandhi, satra, tala [this entry authored by Lewis Rowell], mdna, laya, sinya, and piirna. Each term is sur-
veyed across its uses in the various arts and their criticism and is grounded also in ritual and philosophical attestations, where
appropriate. Copious citations of primary sources (and transla-
tions) are provided. Besides Professor Rowell, contributors in- clude H. N. Chakravarty, Bettina Baumer, V. N. Misra, Frits
Staal, Bruno Dagens, P. L. Sharma, and others. A bibliography is appended, which seems limited to primary sources, and the volume has a reasonably complete index. Some illustrations are
provided-but surprisingly few for an encyclopaedia on such a subject. If fault is to be found, a suitable subject might well be the "se-lect bibliographies" of secondary literature appended to each entry-which are so "select" as to constitute for the un-
Kalatattavakosa: A Lexicon of Fundamental Concepts of the In- dian Arts, vol. 2: Concepts of Space and Time. Edited by KAPILA VATSYAYAN, with an introduction by BETTINA BAUMER. New Delhi: INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL CENTER FOR THE ARTS; Delhi: MOTILAL BANARSIDASS, 1992. Pp. xxxii + 478.
Volume one of this Lexicon was reviewed at some length in this journal by Lewis Rowell (JAOS 112 [1992]: 110-15), to which the reader is referred. Also, the matters covered in vol- ume two were anticipated by preliminary remarks in volume
one, to which that review alludes. Here, sixteen terms are se- lected for treatment: bindu, nabhi, cakra, ksetra, loka, desa, kala, ksana, krama, sandhi, satra, tala [this entry authored by Lewis Rowell], mdna, laya, sinya, and piirna. Each term is sur-
veyed across its uses in the various arts and their criticism and is grounded also in ritual and philosophical attestations, where
appropriate. Copious citations of primary sources (and transla-
tions) are provided. Besides Professor Rowell, contributors in- clude H. N. Chakravarty, Bettina Baumer, V. N. Misra, Frits
Staal, Bruno Dagens, P. L. Sharma, and others. A bibliography is appended, which seems limited to primary sources, and the volume has a reasonably complete index. Some illustrations are
provided-but surprisingly few for an encyclopaedia on such a subject. If fault is to be found, a suitable subject might well be the "se-lect bibliographies" of secondary literature appended to each entry-which are so "select" as to constitute for the un-
wary a major distraction: that on sandhi, for example, mentions
only five items! Several more volumes are promised-the next on "elements
(mahdbhita)." Students of the classical culture of India await them expectantly.
E. G.
wary a major distraction: that on sandhi, for example, mentions
only five items! Several more volumes are promised-the next on "elements
(mahdbhita)." Students of the classical culture of India await them expectantly.
E. G.
wary a major distraction: that on sandhi, for example, mentions
only five items! Several more volumes are promised-the next on "elements
(mahdbhita)." Students of the classical culture of India await them expectantly.
E. G.
India: Art and Culture, 1300-1900. By STUART CARY WELCH.
New York: THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, 1993. Pp. 478 + color plates. $85. [Reprint edition.]
This reprint of the sumptuous 1985 edition is done in asso- ciation with Mapin Publishing, Ahmedabad, and Prestel-Verlag, Munich-but the actual book comes from Singapore, as does much high-end printing these days. The book records the 1985- 86 exhibition at the Metropolitan, INDIA!-organized also by S. C. Welch. Two hundred ninety-six illustrations, many in full
color, grace the text, which is divided into sections that reflect the immense diversity of medieval India: "The Great Tradition," "Tribe and Village," "The Muslim Courts," "The Rajput World," and (very briefly) "The British Period." Far more than the usual coffee-table exhibition catalogue, this work (though admittedly a broad survey) comes complete with detailed scholarly discus- sion of most pieces illustrated, many cross-references, and
thorough bibliographies. Though expensive, it would serve ad-
mirably as a textbook on the medieval plastic arts and their
enveloping culture.
E.G.
India: Art and Culture, 1300-1900. By STUART CARY WELCH.
New York: THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, 1993. Pp. 478 + color plates. $85. [Reprint edition.]
This reprint of the sumptuous 1985 edition is done in asso- ciation with Mapin Publishing, Ahmedabad, and Prestel-Verlag, Munich-but the actual book comes from Singapore, as does much high-end printing these days. The book records the 1985- 86 exhibition at the Metropolitan, INDIA!-organized also by S. C. Welch. Two hundred ninety-six illustrations, many in full
color, grace the text, which is divided into sections that reflect the immense diversity of medieval India: "The Great Tradition," "Tribe and Village," "The Muslim Courts," "The Rajput World," and (very briefly) "The British Period." Far more than the usual coffee-table exhibition catalogue, this work (though admittedly a broad survey) comes complete with detailed scholarly discus- sion of most pieces illustrated, many cross-references, and
thorough bibliographies. Though expensive, it would serve ad-
mirably as a textbook on the medieval plastic arts and their
enveloping culture.
E.G.
India: Art and Culture, 1300-1900. By STUART CARY WELCH.
New York: THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, 1993. Pp. 478 + color plates. $85. [Reprint edition.]
This reprint of the sumptuous 1985 edition is done in asso- ciation with Mapin Publishing, Ahmedabad, and Prestel-Verlag, Munich-but the actual book comes from Singapore, as does much high-end printing these days. The book records the 1985- 86 exhibition at the Metropolitan, INDIA!-organized also by S. C. Welch. Two hundred ninety-six illustrations, many in full
color, grace the text, which is divided into sections that reflect the immense diversity of medieval India: "The Great Tradition," "Tribe and Village," "The Muslim Courts," "The Rajput World," and (very briefly) "The British Period." Far more than the usual coffee-table exhibition catalogue, this work (though admittedly a broad survey) comes complete with detailed scholarly discus- sion of most pieces illustrated, many cross-references, and
thorough bibliographies. Though expensive, it would serve ad-
mirably as a textbook on the medieval plastic arts and their
enveloping culture.
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