Indian: Art & Culture (World Art and Culture).Indian: Art & Culture (World Art and Culture). Jane Bingham. Chicago: Raintree, 2004. Illus., hardcover, 56 pp., $29.99. The introduction informs us about a region of the world where over a billion people live and, with a map, shows us how their varied cultures spread beyond any political borders into Pakistan, Nepal, even over the water to Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (srē läng`kə) [Sinhalese,=resplendent land], formerly Ceylon, ancient Taprobane, officially Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, island republic (2005 est. pop. . A timeline from 3500 BC to today marks a few of the historical high points and helps us understand the complex interrelations among the varying arts and crafts arts and crafts, term for that general field of applied design in which hand fabrication is dominant. The term was coined in England in the late 19th cent. as a label for the then-current movement directed toward the revivifying of the decorative arts. still being practiced in India. Several pages are devoted to describing such objects as stone carving
Stone carving is an ancient activity where pieces of rough natural stone are shaped by the controlled removal of stone. , ceramics, textiles, architecture, music, dance, storytelling Storytelling Aesop semi-legendary fabulist of ancient Greece. [Gk. Lit.: Harvey, 10] Münchäusen Baron traveler grossly embellishes his experiences. [Ger. Lit. , even a section called "Crafts." Large color photographs and occasional sidebars explaining processes supplement brief texts which set the objects in specific cultural contexts. A glossary A term used by Microsoft Word and adopted by other word processors for the list of shorthand, keyboard macros created by a particular user. See glossaries in this publication and The Computer Glossary. and index add to the effectiveness for middle schools and up. Note that such other cultures as Mexican, African, and Japanese are available in this series. |
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