Ajanta: History and Development, (vol.3): the Arrival of the Uninvited.9004148337 Ajanta; history and development; v.3: The arrival of the uninvited un·in·vit·ed adj. Not welcome or wanted: uninvited guests. uninvited Adjective not having been asked: uninvited guests . Spink, Walter M. Brill Brill or Bril, Flemish painters, brothers. Mattys Brill (mä`tīs), 1550–83, went to Rome early in his career and executed frescoes for Gregory XIII in the Vatican. Academic Publishers 2005 265 pages $120.00 Hardcover Handbook of Oriental studies Noun 1. Oriental Studies - the scholarly knowledge of Asian cultures and languages and people Orientalism arts, humanistic discipline, humanities, liberal arts - studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational , section 2; v.18/3 ND2829 The Vakataka patrons fled the devotional de·vo·tion·al adj. Of, relating to, expressive of, or used in devotion, especially of a religious nature. n. A short religious service. de·vo complex near Ajanta, India, soon after the dynasty's last emperor Harisena died in 477, and the site was taken over by the Asmakas. After the Asmakas wandered off to make war, patronage ended, and monks and devotees still living in the region began making their offerings. Spink (history, U. of Michigan- Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, city (1990 pop. 109,592), seat of Washtenaw co., S Mich., on the Huron River; inc. 1851. It is a research and educational center, with a large number of government and industrial research and development firms, many in high-technology fields such as ) examines the paintings and sculptures that appeared on and in caves that had already been dedicated by the earlier patrons but, oddly, not in otherwise suitable places where there were no previous images of Buddha. The maps, photographs, index, glossary, and bibliography are deferred to the final volume in the series. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
|
||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion