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Title: Indian Sculpture, Volume 2.
Author: Pratapaditya Pal.
Publisher: Los Angeles County Museum of Art in association with University of California Press, Berkeley, Los Angeles, London.
Publication year: 1988.
Format: Large-format hardcover art book.
Genre/Topic: Indian sculpture; Indian art; South Asian art history; museum collection catalogues.
Language: English.
Original language: English.
Country of origin: Printed in Japan by Nissha Printing Co., Ltd., Kyoto.
Narrative type and audience: Nonfiction scholarly reference work intended for adult readers, art historians, museum professionals, students of Asian art, and collectors.
Physical description: Black cloth-covered boards with gilt title lettering on the front cover and spine, plain black endpapers, and a substantial text block printed on smooth off-white paper.
Series and context: Second volume in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art catalogue of its Indian sculpture collection, co-published with University of California Press.
Contents overview: Front matter includes a foreword, preface and acknowledgments, and a general introduction discussing historical milieu, materials and functions, stylistic trends, and themes and variations in Indian sculpture.
Regional organization: Main chapters survey works from the Northwest, Central and Western India, Eastern India, and Southern India, each section containing an introduction followed by detailed catalogue entries for individual sculptures.
Catalogue entries: Each entry typically provides title, date and region, materials and dimensions, collection and acquisition information, and a descriptive essay situating the work within religious, cultural, and stylistic contexts.
Illustrations: Extensively illustrated throughout with high-quality black-and-white photographs of stone, metal, and wood sculptures, supplemented by some full-page color plates depicting major Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain images.
Scholarly apparatus: Includes an appendix, bibliography, and index, offering ample references for further research in Indian art and iconography.
Scope: Highlights key masterpieces from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art's holdings, representing diverse dynasties, regions, and religious traditions across the Indian subcontinent.
Actual Measurements: Weight: 3 lb 10.8 oz (book only, as shown on scale).
ISBN: 0-520-06479-8.
Special notes: This listing is for Volume 2 only; Volume 1 is not included.
Condition details: see condition field.
Condition: Black cloth boards show moderate shelf and handling wear with overall dulling, scattered surface rubbing, and a noticeable circular lightened area on the back cover. Corners and spine ends are mildly bumped and rubbed, with a few small white specks visible on the boards and along the spine. Page edges and interior text and illustration pages are clean, bright, and unmarked, and the binding is tight and square with no loose pages. Original dust jacket is not present; this listing includes Volume 2 only.