Tree and Serpent Worship, or, Illustrations of Mythology and Art in India in the first and fourth centuries after Christ, from the Sculptures of the Buddhist Topes at Sanchi and Amravati
published 1868
Albumen silver prints
book (closed): 34.5 x 25.3 x 7.8 cm comps. (range): 14,1 x 35,6 x 13,9 x 29,3 cm (5 9/16 x 14 x 5 1/2 x 11 9/16 in.) secondary supports (bound): 33,3 x 23,6 cm (13 1/8 x 9 5/16 in.)
PH1981:0452:001-057
- Contemporary binding consists of reddish-brown cloth-covered boards with gold and white ink inscriptions. Endleaves are of white paper. The book contains a frontispiece, title page, preface, table of contents, list of illustrations, multiple chapters and appendices, 57 albumen silver prints, lithographs and maps.
imprinted and numbered - in typescript and gold ink, on the spine, u.c.: "FERGUSSON" / and with title; in typescript and white ink, l.c.: L291 / F354t imprinted and dated - in typescript and black ink, on the title page, u.c. to l.c.: with title and / "PREPARED UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INDIA IN COUNCIL. / WITH / INTRODUCTORY ESSAYS AND DESCRIPTIONS OF THE PLATES / BY / JAMES FERGUSSON, Esq., F.R.S., M.R.A.S., / AUTHOR OF "PICTURESQUE ILLUSTRATIONS OF INDIAN ARCHITECTURE,""HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE," / ETC. ETC. ETC. / [with emblem] / LONDON: / INDIA MUSEUM, / 1868. / WM H. ALLEN AND CO., 13, WATERLOO PLACE, S.W. / Publisher to the India Office."; verso, l.c.: "LONDON: / PRINTED FOR THE INDIA OFFICE / BY EYRE AND SPOTTISWOODE, Her Majesty's Printers." imprinted and dated - in typescript and black ink, on the frontispiece, u.c. to l.c.: "FRONTISPIECE" / with title / "BY / JAMES FERGUSSON, F.R.S. / INDIA MUSEUM, LONDON; / 1868."; l.l.: "LIEUT. COL. MAISEY, DEL."; l.r.: "W. GRIGGS, LITH."; b.: with a scale and / "ELEVATION OF NORTHERN GATEWAY SANCHI. stamped - in typescript and blue ink, on the first page, c.: "Northwestern / University / Library" labelled and imprinted - in typescript and black ink, on bookplates attached to the front pastedown, c. and c.r.: with bookplates from the Northwestern University Library, Evanston, Illinois inscribed and numbered - by an unknown hand, in graphite, on the front flyleaf, u.r.: "Lieutenant Waterhouse / Mr. Griggs / 57 albumen prints" labelled and imprinted - in typescript and gold ink, on a white and gold label attached to the back pastedown, l.l.: "BOUND BY / HNM"
Amaravati; Andhra Pradesh; India;
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