Government of IndiaAntiquities of India: An Account of the History and Culture of Ancient Hindustan
Author: Barnett, Lionel D.
Keywords: Ancient India, History, Hindus, Culture, Rituals
Publisher: Philip Lee Warner, London
Description: Authored by Lionel D Barnett, this book presents within a moderate compass a general survey of the history and culture of ancient India. It traces the outline of the historical changes through which India has passed from the earliest days, down to the beginning of the thirteenth century. It then goes on to sketch the conditions of the society as revealed by literature and then describes the monuments, the constitution, and the administration of the State, the chief religious rituals, the nature of the scientific knowledge possessed by the ancient Hindus, their systems of weight, measures and coinage, their writings and their achievements in architecture, sculpture, and painting.
Source: Central Secretariat Library
Type: Rare Book
Received From: Central Secretariat Library
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.contributor.author | Barnett, Lionel D. |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-05-15T10:03:56Z 2018-06-07T03:23:42Z |
| dc.date.available | 2017-05-15T10:03:56Z 2018-06-07T03:23:42Z |
| dc.description | Authored by Lionel D Barnett, this book presents within a moderate compass a general survey of the history and culture of ancient India. It traces the outline of the historical changes through which India has passed from the earliest days, down to the beginning of the thirteenth century. It then goes on to sketch the conditions of the society as revealed by literature and then describes the monuments, the constitution, and the administration of the State, the chief religious rituals, the nature of the scientific knowledge possessed by the ancient Hindus, their systems of weight, measures and coinage, their writings and their achievements in architecture, sculpture, and painting. |
| dc.source | Central Secretariat Library |
| dc.format.extent | 306p. |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf |
| dc.language.iso | English |
| dc.publisher | Philip Lee Warner, London |
| dc.subject | Ancient India, History, Hindus, Culture, Rituals |
| dc.type | Rare Book |
| dc.date.copyright | 1913 |
| dc.identifier.accessionnumber | AS-002118 |
| dc.format.medium | text |
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.contributor.author | Barnett, Lionel D. |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-05-15T10:03:56Z 2018-06-07T03:23:42Z |
| dc.date.available | 2017-05-15T10:03:56Z 2018-06-07T03:23:42Z |
| dc.description | Authored by Lionel D Barnett, this book presents within a moderate compass a general survey of the history and culture of ancient India. It traces the outline of the historical changes through which India has passed from the earliest days, down to the beginning of the thirteenth century. It then goes on to sketch the conditions of the society as revealed by literature and then describes the monuments, the constitution, and the administration of the State, the chief religious rituals, the nature of the scientific knowledge possessed by the ancient Hindus, their systems of weight, measures and coinage, their writings and their achievements in architecture, sculpture, and painting. |
| dc.source | Central Secretariat Library |
| dc.format.extent | 306p. |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf |
| dc.language.iso | English |
| dc.publisher | Philip Lee Warner, London |
| dc.subject | Ancient India, History, Hindus, Culture, Rituals |
| dc.type | Rare Book |
| dc.date.copyright | 1913 |
| dc.identifier.accessionnumber | AS-002118 |
| dc.format.medium | text |
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