4to. x, 71 pp., 1 illustration in text, 15 b/w plates, 85 colour plates, 20 figures of line-drawings, original cloth, illustrated endpapers, biblio, index, cover lightly soiled & bumped at corners, otherwise copy inside in mint condition, Archaeological Survey of India, New Delhi, reprint, 1987.

Synopsis

“The present album is not intended to present a complete series of reproductions of the mural paintings of Ajanta. For that one has still to turn to the excellent four-volume portfolio brought out by the Hyderabad Government between the years 1930 and 1955. The aim here has been to present some outstanding and representative paintings of Ajanta in a convenient form so as to promote their appreciation. In such cases the selection can never suit everyone’s taste, but we have done our best. “Nor is the text to be regarded as a complete treatise on Ajanta. The topics dealt with therein are designed only to be indicative of the vastness of the subjects. (Preface)