Author: BIRDWOOD, GEORGE C. M.
Title: The Industrial Arts of India 2 Volumes Complete
Description: London, Chapman and Hall. 1880, First Edition. Cloth. First edition In original green cloth, complete in two volumes. gilt titles to front and spine. Fair. Part I xvi. p1 -158; Part II p162- 438. Cloth to spine torn on both parts, Hinges torn at endplates.plate J loose in part 1. Part I has two tone fold out map of India, further 15 plate illustrations, Part II has 76 plate illustrations. This is a early catalogue of Indian artifacts originally collected by the East India Company, transferred to the India Office and then to the South Kensington Museum, now the V and A. It includes religious items, jewellery, furniture, carvings and other works of art.. Good.

Keywords: Applied Arts


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