By Coomaraswamy, Ananda K.. New Delhi : Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts in association with Manohar Publishers & Distributors, 2003 , Jaina art and it's symbolic inventory held a special place in Coomaraswamy's formulation of the history of the Indian painting, indeed Indian Civilisation itself. He was the first to recognise its chronological place in the succession of style. The Jaina paintings are not only important for the student of Jaina iconography and archaeology which are illustrative of costumes, manners and customs, but are of greater interest because they are the oldest Indian paintings on paper, representing an almost unknown school of Indian Art. Holding the view that in order to make these painting fully comprehensive, a short account of Jainism and of the legends of Mahavira and Kalakacharya, which are the main subject of the paintings is given in this volume. The chapters that follow deal with the explanation of various terms; Jaina Cosmology; aesthetics and relationships of Jaina painting; the illustrated Jaina manuscripts; followed by a large number illustrations. 9788173045349

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