01750nam a22002057a 4500 OSt 20260317143827.0 260317b |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 9789348610478 kul 745.0954 DAH Colon Classification Dahiya, Neelima 11995 ARTS AND CRAFTS IN NORTHERN INDIA (FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES TO C. 200 B.C.) Delhi B.R. Publishing Corporation 2025 299p., HB The book discusses in depth the development of arts and crafts in Northern India from earliest times to C. 200 B.C. It deals with the development of various manufacturing activities and associated technology, aesthetics and craftsmanship during the period under review. The author establishes that arts and crafts during the period under consideration were characterized by a great expansion of the activities in different fields such as metallurgy, pottery, weaponry, woodwork, bead-making, leather, textiles and stoneware. Their further development in successive periods reveals constant human endeavor to improve and produce more with newer techniques, tools and materials in keeping with the contemporary challenges and change. While giving the narrative of the technological changes in arts and crafts, the study maintains that this development has been a continuous phenomenon. The work is mainly based on data collected from the materials brought to light by archaeological excavations and explorations. The literary sources of the period have also been used besides extensively studying the present day techniques of production. The work will be of immense value for scholars and researchers. Art ddc BK 757758 757758 0 0 ddc 0 0 AGY AGY PROC 2026-03-17 0 745.0954 DAH AGY5887 2026-03-17 09:09:01 2026-03-17 BK