India by Thomas Daniell

India by Thomas Daniell

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In the 1780s, the artists Thomas and William Daniell made several journeys through India. In London by 1794, their aquatints were issued in volumes, entitled "Oriental Scenery". In this text, Antonio Martinelli's photographs reproduce the compositions, and George Michell looks at their history.

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India by Thomas Daniell

In the 1780s, the artists Thomas and William Daniell made several journeys through India. In London by 1794, their aquatints were issued in volumes, entitled "Oriental Scenery". In this text, Antonio Martinelli's photographs reproduce the compositions, and George Michell looks at their history.
Born in New Zealand, Thomas Daniell is a practicing architect who has been living and working in Kyoto since the early 1990s. Widely published, he is a contributing editor for the architecture journals Mark and Archis.

Born in Tokyo, Akihiko Seki spent over 20 years working outside of Japan. Since taking early retirement, he has traveled with his wife and cameras throughout Japan and Asia. He is the photographer and author of Asian Resorts and also photographed and co-authored Ryokan: Japan's Finest Spas and Inns.

New Foreword by Matthew Stavros an historian of early Japan at the University of Sydney and the author of Kyoto: An Urban History of Japan's Premodern Capital (UHawai'I, 2014). His research focuses on the urban and architectural history of Japan to about 1700, with interests extending to religion, material culture, and monumentalism in East and Southeast Asia. www.mstavros.com

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ISBN 13 9781840370713
ISBN 10 1840370718
Title India
Author Thomas Daniell
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Quiller Publishing Ltd
Year published 1998-10-01
Number of pages 224
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.