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FOREWORD
The L. D. Institute of Indology has great pleasure in publishing The Rāmāyana in Pahari Miniature Painting by Dr. Jutta Jain-Neubauer. As the story of the Rāmāyaṇa has fascination for all the classes of Indian people, the study of the Rāmāyana paintings along with their reproduction will surely have wider appeal. In all we have in this volume fourteen colour prints and forty nine black-andwhite prints.
The text by Dr. Jain-Neubauer is illuminating. It evaluates Vālmkii's Rāmāyaṇa, elucidates the three major types of Rāmāyana miniatures, clearly points out the states and regions covered by Pahari area, enumerates stylistic features of Pahari painting, sympathetically takes note of the view that Pahari painting had its origin in the folk painting of the area, gives an interesting account of Rāma-worship in those regions and elaborately deals with the Rāmāyaṇa Series of ca. 1720, so-called 'Seige of Lanka' Series and their stylistic features and relationship. The text is followed by a descriptive catalogue of the three series, the third being from the Museum of Indian Art, West Berlin.
We extend our heartfelt thanks to Dr. Jutta Jain-Neubauer for allowing us to include her work in our L. D. Series. We are extremely grateful to the authority of various museums for giving us permission to reproduce the pictures and thus extending their kind cooperation in the publication of this book. Our thanks are also due to Shri Bhupendrabhai Thakore of Creative Printers Pvt. Ltd. for the excellent and prompt printing.
It is hoped that lovers of Indian Art will welcome this publication.
L. D. Institute of Indology, Ahmedabad-380 009. 1-3-1981.
Nagin J. Shah
Director
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