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INDIA. Griggs, W.; publisher. The Journal of Indian Art. 1886-1890. 7 volumes comprising Volume 1, number 1 through Volume 3, number 32 Over 400 chromolithographs, engravings, photographic plates, many double-page, of pottery, metalwork, jewelry, architectural details, tapestries and textiles, many with gold and silver overprinting. Folio, calf-backed boards, ex-library, with call numbers and handwritten titles on spines; stamps on preliminaries; plates clean and bright. London: W. Griggs; Calcutta: Thacker, Spink, 1886-90
gorgeous, rich illustrations printed throughout this influential periodical on Indian arts. The articles and objects focus on colonial art history and the differentiation between "industrial" and "traditional" arts in India. The series ran to 9 volumes published between 1886 and 1916.
