Styles of ornament, exhibited in designs, and arranged in historical order, with descriptive text. A handbook for architects, designers, painters, sculptors, wood-carvers, chasers, modellers, cabinet-makers and artistic locksmiths as well as also for technical schools, libraries and private study (1910)
Speltz, Alexander, O'Conor, David · New York : E. Weyhe · leaf 49
e of the 3 centuryB. C. There is perhaps no monument from this period in existence. 2. The Buddhist era which extends to the 7* century A. D., and began whenBuddhism was raised to be the established state religion by King Asoka in theyear 256 B. C. 3. The New-Brahman Period which began on the… … INDIAN ORNAMENT. 39 4. The period of the dominion of Islam to the present time. The spread of Buddhism helped most materially in giving a great impulseto the development of art. Indeed the progress made in art in other countriesbesides India has [always been greatly influenced by religious…
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