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The E-Sylum: Volume 10, Number 38, September 23, 2007, Article 6 NUNISMATIC ART OF INDIA BY B. N. MUKHERJEE The following is taken from the publisher's press release about a new two-volume work by B.N. Mukherjee titled "Numismatic Art of India". "Vol. 1: Numismatic Art of India: Historical and Aesthetic Perspective - is the first of the publication entitled Numismatic Art of India: Documentation of Materials. This volume deals with the numismatic art of India up to c. AD 1835. The modern age in Indian coinage commenced in about that year. The present treatise is divided into ten chapters and three appendices. While all the chapters are written by Prof. B.N. Mukherjee, appendices I, II and III are written respectively by Dr. Sabita Sharma, Dr. S. Suresh and Dr. Danish Moin, and revised and rearranged by Prof. Mukherjee. There are (a) List of Abbreviations and (b) Select Bibliography. Numerous plates at the end illustrated several of the points discussed in the preceding pages. "This volume contains a comprehensive history of art in Indian coins during the early and mediaeval periods. It embodies the first ever attempt in this directions. It is expected that the present treatise will be well received by the academic world. "Numismatic Art in Mediaeval India (Second Phase) - The Coins of the Mughals and their Contemporaries / 10. Epilogue. Vol. 2: An Album of the Masterpieces of Indian Coins. This Illustrated work is the second of the four volumes. The present volume contains an Album of Masterpieces of Indian coins. The Album includes photographs of excellent Indian coins of early and mediaeval periods (with some exceptions). Each photograph is provided with a caption. The relevant coins are significant for the study of numismatic art of early and mediaeval India. The Album is expected to be of great help to the students of art and coins and also to the interested public." For more information on Numismatic Art in India, see: Numismatic Art in India For a list of the publisher's other books on Numismatics, see: Other Books Wayne Homren, Editor The Numismatic Bibliomania Society is a non-profit organization promoting numismatic literature. See our web site at coinbooks.org. To submit items for publication in The E-Sylum, write to the Editor at this address: whomren@coinlibrary.com To subscribe go to: https://my.binhost.com/lists/listinfo/esylum | |
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