[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Architecture and art](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art) › [Jain Miniature Paintings from Western India](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.chandra-1949) › c5.6 # Jain Miniature Paintings from Western India c5.6 Jain Miniature Paintings from Western India c5.6 - **Language:** English ### [c5.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.chandra-1949.c5.6) For a thorough understanding of Western Indian painting it is necessary to have a knowledge of the technical process involved. The Mānasollāsa, a work of encyclopædic nature written in the twelfth century, is of great help in understanding the contemporary technique of painting. There is a full description of colours which I have supplemented from the colour formulas found by Muni Punyavijayajī. - [Previous: c5.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.chandra-1949.c5.5) - [Next: c5.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.chandra-1949.c5.7) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.chandra-1949.c5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.chandra-1949.c5.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.chandra-1949.c5.6) · Pramāṇa