A fine illustrated survey of India’s monuments by Napoleon’s keeper of Oriental manuscripts. Langlès founded the École des langues orientales vivantes in Paris and was largely responsible for France becoming a center of Indian scholarship in the 19th century. The plates here illustrate the views and monuments of India and reproduce miniatures from the Royal Library collection in color, heightened with gold. Brunet III, 819-820. Langles, left his military career to study oriental cultures and this unfinished work is considered a rare masterpiece on ancient Indian monuments. The volumes explore the archaeological and aesthetic aspects of Hindu monuments by comparing them with other monuments, including some in Egypt and Morocco.
Set of 2 Volumes. (44 x 31cm) Half-titles present, first volume with large engraved vignette by Henry Salt on the title, double-page letterpress table – “Tableau des factoteries Européennes”, 3 maps hand-colored in outline and all 143 plates present, of which 16 are in color or sepia.
Binding: Quarter leather-bound with green cloth boards and gilt text at the spine.
Condition: Minor foxing in a few pages with rubbing along the edges of the spine. A clean copy.
Exportable: No
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