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Ajanta: The Colour and Monochrome Reproductions of the Ajanta Frescoes Based on Photography v1.c4.1

Ajanta: The Colour and Monochrome Reproductions of the Ajanta Frescoes Based on Photography v1.c4.1

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v1.c4.1

WHEN first I was honoured by the invitation to write these introductory words, my impulse was to decline. For I have never seen Ajanta. Great as has been my desire for many years to visit those famous cave-temples, with their frescoes and their sculptures, fortune has denied me the opportunity. How, then, could I be justified in attempting to write an introduction to such an important work as this?