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PREFACE
enrich the entire circumspect of Indian Art and Architecture with material, old and new, that never took such a coherent form. They have given us not only co-operation but also accommodation in other ways. I have all the praises for the staff of Bharatiya Jnanpith which felt completely involved in this publication. I am thankful to them. I also thank Dr Mallar Ghosh of the Jawaharlal Nehru University for preparing the Corrigenda and Shri V.K. Jain for the Index.
The three volumes together make a total of 664 pages, excluding the Index, over 670 illustrations in black-and-white and about 50 colour-illustrations. This publication, first of its kind, is like a banner held aloft in the honour of all those institutions and authors who will tread this path henceforth championing the cause of Jaina Art and Architecture and will bring it greater glory. May their number be legions !
New Delhi 20th May 1975
LAKSHMI CHANDRA JAIN Secretary Bharatiya Jnanpith
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