Ajanta: History and Development, Volume 6 Defining Features

Volume 6 of Walter Spink's monumental and continuing study of the Ajanta caves, with over 350 illustrations, explains the gradual evolution of the site's architectural and sculptural features during Ajanta's remarkably brief development (462-480 CE).

About the author

Walter M. Spink, Professor Emeritus of Indian Art at the University of Michigan received his PhD from Harvard University in 1954. His chief interest has entered upon the Ajanta caves in India, where he had spent many years, with support from Bollingen, Guggenheim, Fulbright Foundations, NEH, and AIIS for his Ajanta: History and Development (Brill).
Naomichi Yaguchi, Associate Professor, Kanazawa University, Japan, has taken all of the photographs for, and has been actively involved in discussions about the volume.

Product details

• Authors: Walter Spink
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 13.03.2014
• EAN: 9789004180154
• ISBN: 978-90-04-18015-4
• No. of pages: 482
• Dimensions: 163 mm x 241 mm x 25 mm
• Weight: 839 g
• Series: Handbook of Oriental Studies.
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous