The Peaceful Liberators: Jain Art from India

Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1994. Softcover. Published Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1994. 4to. wrappers, 9" x 11 3/4", 279pp., illustated in color and black and white. some pencil notations in margins, inside rear cover, else very good plus. "Over the course of two millennia the Jains have produced a diversive and vital range of art which has hitherto been little known in the West. Illustrated with examples from all ages, it provides a comprehensive introduction to the art of the Jains and an insight into the practices, principles and beliefs of the religion. In a detailed introduction Pratapaditya Pal, presents a history of Jainism and describes the different forms of art produced in each period: decorated temples and shrines; images of wood, stone and bronze; illuminated manuscripts; cloth paintings; architectural reliefs and votive tablets - all bearing their own religious significance. The volume also includes an examination of Jain ritual and philosophical thought, an account of the Jain pilgrimages, and illuminating overviews of Jain cosmological painting and manuscript illustration.". Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 4to.