Stone crafts of Rajasthan : a guide / by Stone Craft Foundation, Indian Institute of Crafts and Design
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TextLanguage: English Series: Stone Craft Foundation ; v. 2Publication details: Jaipur : Centre for Development of Stones (CDOS) , 2011.Description: 174 p. : col. illISBN: - 9788192037622
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"Promoted by Government of Rajasthan."
Second in the series of 3 volumes.
Contents : SECTION 1. Story of stone-- Geological formation--Rock types--From rock to artefact--SECTION 2. Crafting stone : Rajasthan--Rock formations in Rajasthan--Stone types--History of stone crafts-- Local traditions of artisanship--Reinterpreteting traditions--SECTION 3. Stone craft clusters in Rajasthan--Dholpur--Jaipur--Jaisalmer--Jalor--Jodhpur--Makrana--Pindwara--Sikandra--Udaipur.
This Guide as a part of a three- parts on the use of stone for building crafts in Rajasthan, provieds a contextual overview of the journey from its point of origin in the querry to its crafting and production in craft clusters.
The second in the series is a exhaustively researched Guide to the stone crafts of Rajasthan, aimed at introducing the reader to the stone industry as a whole.
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