Naqsh : the art of wood carving in traditional houses of Gujarat : a focus on ornamentation. (Record no. 23539)
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| fixed length control field | 02235nam a2200157Ia 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 8175252855 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 736.40954 |
| Item number | THA |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Thakkar, Jay |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Naqsh : the art of wood carving in traditional houses of Gujarat : a focus on ornamentation. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Ahmedabad |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | CEPT Uni., School of Interior Design |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2004 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | x, 224p. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Introduction -1 traditional houses - a brief overview - 2 Part l 1. history of ancient wood carving -10 2. historical aspect of wood carving in Gujarat -15 3. Craftsmen of ancient India - 27 --------- artisans of Gujarat 4. trade Guilds (nigama, shrenis] - 29------- Classical texts related to wood carving Part II 5. tools (upakarnas) - 35 ------------- Wood - a technical overview 6. techniques - 39 a. relief carving technique b. Undercutting technique C. incised carving technique d. Sculpturesque carving technique e. pierced carving technique Part III 7. Ornamentation (alamkara, mandana] - 49 8. motifs-55 o f igural motifs o natural motifs o geometric motifs 9. pattern - 73 ------------------------------ Pattern as a factor in perception 9.1. bands(patti, pattika) (one dimensional infinite patterns) - 75 9.2. Santeens (two dimensional infinite patterns) - 91 o Organic santeeens o geometric santeens 10. Organising principles -103 a. translation b. rotation C. reflection d. glide reflection 11. elements-107 Part IV 12. Ornaments as symbols (praftka) -141 13. Styles(riti) -147 o phase 1. Mid 16th to late 17th century (from 275 to 425 years) o phase 2. Late 17th to early 19th century (from 150 to 275 years) o phase 3.19th to early 20th century (last 150 years) a. Composite style b. Gclectic style C. art deco o elements o patterns o motifs , 14. nexus-179-------------- Continuity of prehistoric devices <Swastika Spiral a. the tree and its attendant genii b. Cone & flower pattern C. mythical composite beast -gajvyala d. lotus e. leaf & dart motif PartV 15. transformations.. a socio-cultural phenomena - 201 Appendix appendix - chip carving - 215 glossary-216 Sources of illustrations - 220 illustration acknowledgments - 221 bibliography - 222 |
| 890 ## - COUNTRY | |
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| 891 ## - TOPIC | |
| -- | Gratis from School of Interior Design |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | Faculty of Technology | CEPT Library | CEPT Library | Reference/I | 16/11/2007 | 2 | 736.40954 THA | 003941 | 17/10/2022 | 16/10/2022 | 30/08/2013 | Reference Books | Status:Catalogued |