Title | Custodians of the past: 150 Years of the Archaeological Survey of India |
Author(s) | Gautam Sengupta;Abba Narain Lambab |
Publication | New Delhi, Archaeological Survey of India, 2012. |
Description | 220p. |
Abstract Note | This commemorative volume celebrates ISO years of the establishment of the Archaeological Survey of India, the country's premier organization committed to the preservation and care of its national monuments. The book offers a brief narrative of the foundation and history of the AST, lavishly illustrated with images selected from the Survey's vast photographic and drawing archives. The early photographic images from the 19th and beginning of the 20th century printed here include some never before published photographs of India's monuments as well as rare photographs showing archaeological excavations and conservation works in progress, and provide a visual overview of the subcontinent's greatest monuments. |
ISBN,Price | 9789350861998 : Rs. 2500.00(HB) |
Classification | 904:72(540)
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Keyword(s) | 1. ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA
2. MONUMENTS - INDIA
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Item Type | Book |