The Beginnings of Buddhist Art and Other Essays in Indian and Central-Asian Archaeology
Origins of Buddhist art (aniconic symbols), East Gate of Sanchi, Greek origin of the Buddha image, Buddhist Madonna, eastern Iranian and Central-Asian Buddhist art.
- Language
- English
- Date
- 1867–1956 CE
- Authors
- Alfred Foucher, L. A. Thomas, F. W. Thomas
- Extent
- 1,084 passages, 113,828 words
- Text
- complete digital text
- Source
- archive.org · Translated by L. A. and F. W. Thomas, Paris: Geuthner / London: Humphrey Milford 1917; scan on archive.org,… · Public domain in India: every author died before 1966 (Alfred Foucher †1952; L. A. Thomas; F. W. Thomas…
Contents
- c1 Front matter — 6 parts
- c2 The Beginnings of Buddhist Art — 14 parts
- c3 Preface — 11 parts
- c4 Illustrations — 26 parts
- c5 The Beginnings of Buddhist Art — 7 parts
- c6 The Representations of "Jâtakas" on the Bas-reliefs of Barhut — 44 parts
- c7 The Eastern Gate of the Sânchî Stûpa — 47 parts
- c8 The Greek Origin of the Image of Buddha — 38 parts
- c9 The Tutelary Pair — 229 parts
- c10 The Six-Tusked Elephant: An attempt at a chronological classification of the various versions of the Shaḍḍanta-Jātaka — 73 parts
- c11 Buddhist Art in Java — 18 parts
- c12 The Buddhist Madonna — 63 parts
- c13 Index — 58 parts
- c14 Addenda and Corrigenda — 6 parts