ISBN10: 9004107584, ISBN13: 9789004107588, [publisher: Brill Academic Pub] Hardcover Oversized hardcover with a dust jacket. Overall very good condition. Dj is glossy with some wear. The binding is tight and corners are squared. Pages are bright and clean. The Title page is not dated. copyright is dated 1997. 355 pages. This is an oversized book, so extra shipping will be necessary for priority or international shipping. We are a real brick and mortar bookstore and ship books everyday. This listing was written by an actual person with the book in front of them for inspection. Please email with questions or to see any photos
[Fredericksburg, VA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1997]

Brill Academic Publishers. New. Date: 1997. Hardcover. 9004107584 .*** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** - *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy, like new, pristine, never opened -- 355 pages. Description: "One of the first things that strike the Western viewer of Indian art is the multiplicity of heads, arms and eyes. This convention gows out of imagery conceived by Vedic sages to explain creation. This volume investigates the meaning of this convention. The author concentrates on its origins in Hindu art and on preceeding textual references to the phenomenon of multiplicity. The first part of the book establishes a general definition for the convention, while the second part applies this literary information mainly to icons of Yaksa, Siva, Vasudeva-Krsna and the goddess, and indicates how Brahmanical cultural norms can transmit textual symbols. Both part one and two provide an iconic modules and a methodology to generate interpretations for icons through to the Gupta age." -- with a bonus offer-- . 1997. Brill Academic Publishers ISBN 9004107584 9789004107588 [US]