THE BOOK OF INDIAN BEAUTY
(Frontispiece). She scented her cheeks by passing over them leaves soaked in musk; she took camphor and with it set the sign of beauty upon her forehead, near the line of the curling hair; her body shone with the gilded excellence of saffron; she sprinkled on her clothes the attar of roses. When her preparations were over, she took counsel with her glass, it told her that her beauty had never before so charmingly repaid embellishment. (Kshemendra, 8th century)
1 (Frontispiece). Lady with her mirror. Kangra, late 18th century.
by Mulk Raj Anand & Krishna Nehru Hutheesing
CHARLES E. TUTTLE COMPANY
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Published by the Charles E. Tuttle Company, Inc.
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@ 1981 by Charles E. Tuttle Co., Inc.
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Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 80-52066
ISBN: 978-1-4629-1146-2 (ebook)
First printing, 1981
Printed in Japan
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TABLE OF CONTENTS |
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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS |
| 1. | (Frontispiece, in color.) Lady with her mirror | page 4 |
| 2. | Bride being led to her lover | 21 |
| 3. | Swayamvara, detail | 23 |
| 4. | Bride and bridegroom | 25 |
| 5. | Kakubha Ragini | 27 |
| 6. | A Mogul princess with her maid | 31 |
| 7. | A beauty | 35 |
| 8. | Ladies flying kites | 37 |
| 9. | Dance scene | 41 |
| 10. | Ladies enjoying a swing | 43 |
| 11. | Krishna decorating Radha | 49 |
| 12. | Reflection in a mirror | 56 |
| 13. | Lady with a wine flask and cup | 59 |
| 14. | Female attendant | 78 |
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