- Paperback: 244 pages
- Publisher: Hardinge Simpole Limited (14 Oct 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1843820765
- ISBN-13: 978-1843820765
- Product Dimensions: 22.4 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,816,072 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This book is about rock-cut architecture (man-made structures carved out of living rock) and its remarkable affinity with Buddhism. The technique originated in the Levant over seven thousand years ago, and evolved into a unique art form, which reached its apogee in the Buddhist cave temples of West India. The book starts with a review of the temporal and geographic spread of rock-cut caves around the Mediterranean, and then concentrates on the development and spread of Buddhist rock-cut architecture in India and across Asia over the last two thousand years. Many of the major sites are described, and the book is well illustrated.
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Cut in the living rock.,
This review is from: Buddhism and Rock (Paperback)
Scholarly but very readable, this book can be recommended to anyone in whom an interest in rock-cut temples and tombs has been sparked by a visit to Petra or the Valley of the Kings or, in India, by Elephanta Island, Ajanta or Ellora, to name only some of the places most frequently included in tour itineraries.It traces the development of cave-architecture from the earliest times to the present day, and includes vivid descriptions of all the most interesting examples that survive, from the Mediterranean to China-the main focus being on Buddhist cave-temples. The descriptions are brought to life by the large number of illustrations, which include no less than 75 recent photographs. The book has left me itching to visit some of the fascinating places which it describes, and would be invaluable to anyone planning an off-the-beaten-track visit to India.
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This review is from: Buddhism and Rock (Paperback)
This book is about rock-cut architecture (man-made structures carved out of living rock) and its remarkable affinity with Buddhism. The technique originated in the Levant over seven thousand years ago, and evolved into a unique art form, which reached its apogee in the Buddhist cave temples of West India. The book starts with a review of the temporal and geographic spread of rock-cut caves around the Mediterranean, and then concentrates on the development and spread of Buddhist rock-cut architecture in India and across Asia over the last two thousand years. Many of the major sites are described, and the book is well illustrated.
Sylvia Lachmann read Medicine at Cambridge University and St Thomas's Hospital, London. Later she became University Lecturer and Honorary Consultant in Rehabilitation Medicine at Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge. When she retired she indulged a long held interest and took the M.Phil course in Archaeology at Cambridge University. She lives with her husband in Cambridge. |
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