Government of IndiaHellenism in Ancient India
Author: Banerjee, Gauranga Nath
Keywords: History, Hellenism, India, Ancient India
Publisher: Butterworth, Calcutta
Description: Hellenism in Ancient India by Gauranga Nath Banerjee was published in the year 1919. The text of the book is spread across fourteen chapters. The author begins by talking about the Indian Architecture, the discovery of the Hellenistic Architecture in the Peshawar Valley, and the geographical distribution of the Indo-Hellenistic architecture. The writer further mentions the age of Graeco Buddhistic school and its influence on Indian art. The reader is then introduced to the sculptures of India, especially the post-Buddhist and post-Gandhara sculptures. Further, the writer mentions Indian paintings which are mainly religious, the Ajanta caves and the Roman Catacombs, the Indigenous School of Painting in Buddhist monasteries, and Indian astronomy, its development due to the Alexandrian Schools. The book also provides text on mathematics, medicine, art of writing, literature, drama, religion, philosophy, mythology, and fables.
Source: Central Secretariat Library
Type: Rare Book
Received From: Central Secretariat Library
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.contributor.author | Banerjee, Gauranga Nath |
| dc.coverage.spatial | India |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-07-19T06:10:54Z |
| dc.date.available | 2018-07-19T06:10:54Z |
| dc.description | Hellenism in Ancient India by Gauranga Nath Banerjee was published in the year 1919. The text of the book is spread across fourteen chapters. The author begins by talking about the Indian Architecture, the discovery of the Hellenistic Architecture in the Peshawar Valley, and the geographical distribution of the Indo-Hellenistic architecture. The writer further mentions the age of Graeco Buddhistic school and its influence on Indian art. The reader is then introduced to the sculptures of India, especially the post-Buddhist and post-Gandhara sculptures. Further, the writer mentions Indian paintings which are mainly religious, the Ajanta caves and the Roman Catacombs, the Indigenous School of Painting in Buddhist monasteries, and Indian astronomy, its development due to the Alexandrian Schools. The book also provides text on mathematics, medicine, art of writing, literature, drama, religion, philosophy, mythology, and fables. |
| dc.source | Central Secretariat Library |
| dc.format.extent | viii, 373p. |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf |
| dc.language.iso | English |
| dc.publisher | Butterworth, Calcutta |
| dc.subject | History, Hellenism, India, Ancient India |
| dc.type | Rare Book |
| dc.date.copyright | 1919 |
| dc.identifier.accessionnumber | AS-002639 |
| dc.format.medium | text |
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.contributor.author | Banerjee, Gauranga Nath |
| dc.coverage.spatial | India |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-07-19T06:10:54Z |
| dc.date.available | 2018-07-19T06:10:54Z |
| dc.description | Hellenism in Ancient India by Gauranga Nath Banerjee was published in the year 1919. The text of the book is spread across fourteen chapters. The author begins by talking about the Indian Architecture, the discovery of the Hellenistic Architecture in the Peshawar Valley, and the geographical distribution of the Indo-Hellenistic architecture. The writer further mentions the age of Graeco Buddhistic school and its influence on Indian art. The reader is then introduced to the sculptures of India, especially the post-Buddhist and post-Gandhara sculptures. Further, the writer mentions Indian paintings which are mainly religious, the Ajanta caves and the Roman Catacombs, the Indigenous School of Painting in Buddhist monasteries, and Indian astronomy, its development due to the Alexandrian Schools. The book also provides text on mathematics, medicine, art of writing, literature, drama, religion, philosophy, mythology, and fables. |
| dc.source | Central Secretariat Library |
| dc.format.extent | viii, 373p. |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf |
| dc.language.iso | English |
| dc.publisher | Butterworth, Calcutta |
| dc.subject | History, Hellenism, India, Ancient India |
| dc.type | Rare Book |
| dc.date.copyright | 1919 |
| dc.identifier.accessionnumber | AS-002639 |
| dc.format.medium | text |
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