Floral Patterns of India

印度花卉纹样

国际标准书号： 9780500298596

ISBN-10 ： 0500298599

上市日期： 2025年9月25日

格式：平装

语言：英语

出版商：泰晤士和哈德逊有限公司

出版国家：英国

尺寸（厘米）： 29.6 x 20.0

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摄影和插图的独特组合揭示了印度历史建筑中种类繁多的花卉图案：“一本珍宝”刺绣杂志继《印度艺术中的图案和装饰》

大获成功之后，亨利威尔逊在这本姊妹篇中转向了一个主题。但这是一个什么样的主题：印度建筑奇迹中精湛的工艺细节中花卉图案种类繁多，人们不禁惊叹于木材、石头和石膏的基本元素是如何转变为装饰艺术杰作的。从辉煌的莫卧儿帝国在其纪念碑建筑和艺术创造力最鼎盛的时期，到英国统治时期，带来了一段前所未有的和平时期，使巨额财富能够集中在艺术上，印度建筑的丰富程度令人叹为观止。亨利威尔逊的精美照片展示了成千上万的工匠的技巧、耐心和想象力，他们转向花卉图案并以精确度和丰富生活的创造力来呈现它们。与照片并列的是威尔逊亲手绘制的细致画作，这些画作虽然均为手绘，却拥有如同模板般清晰的质感，有助于我们理解原始的历史脉络。这本珍贵的资料书不仅能吸引那些对世界上最古老文明和最伟大文化之一感兴趣的人，也能吸引所有寻求创作灵感的人们。

A unique combination of photography and illustration reveals an extraordinary variety of floral motifs in the historical buildings of India: 'A jewel of a book' Embroidery magazine

Following the success of Pattern and Ornament in the Arts of India, Henry Wilson has turned, for this companion volume, to a single theme. But what a theme: the variety of floral motifs in the exquisitely wrought details of India's architectural wonders is boundless, and one can only marvel at the way in which the basic elements of wood, stone and plaster have been transformed into masterworks of decorative art.

From the illustrious Mughal Empire during its greatest period of monument-building and artistic creativity to the time of British rule, which brought with it an unprecedented period of peace that allowed great wealth to be concentrated on the arts, the richness of India's architecture is overwhelming.

Henry Wilson's fine photographs reveal the skill, patience and imagination of the many thousands of craftsmen who have turned to floral motifs and rendered them with precision and life-enriching creativity. Juxtaposed with the photographs are Wilson's own detailed drawings, all created by hand but with a stencil-like clarity that helps us understand the original historical patterns.

The result is an invaluable sourcebook that will appeal not only to those interested in one of the world's oldest civilizations and greatest cultures, but also to anyone seeking inspiration for their own creations.