{"product_id":"chitra-pothi-illustrated-palm-leaf-manuscripts-from-orissa-j-p-das","title":"Chitra-Pothi Illustrated Palm-Leaf Manuscripts from Orissa, J.P. Das","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003eChitra-Pothi Illustrated Palm-Leaf Manuscripts from Orissa, J.P. Das — 1st Edition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"83\"\u003ePublication\u003c\/b\u003e: Liverpool, Lucas Publications \/ New Delhi, Arnold-Heinemann, 1986\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"162\"\u003eFormatting\u003c\/b\u003e: 4to, pp. 127.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"188\"\u003eCondition Report\u003c\/b\u003e: Very Good. The book is securely bound with bright, unmarked pages that remain free from foxing or significant handling wear, retaining a firm, tight block. The publisher’s original binding is structurally sound, showing only light bumping to the corners and extremities. The accompanying dust jacket is equally well-preserved, displaying minor rubbing and faint surface scratches to the dark rear panel, alongside trivial edgewear, but it remains bright and unclipped. Now protected in a clear sleeve, the volume presents excellently.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"752\"\u003eCatalogue Note\u003c\/b\u003e: This is the First U.K. Edition of J.P. Das's comprehensive study on the traditional art of Orissan palm-leaf illustration, co-published by Lucas Publications in Liverpool and Arnold-Heinemann in New Delhi (the text was first published in India in 1985). Profusely illustrated throughout with reproductions of historic manuscripts, the book provides vital insight into the Golden Age of Oriya kavya literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003eThis 1986 U.K. issue is notably scarce on the open market compared to later twenty-first-century reprints, making it an uncommon find for collectors of South Asian art and bibliographical history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"204\"\u003eChitra-Pothi\u003c\/i\u003e offers a definitive exploration of the unique and intricate art of palm-leaf illumination from Orissa, India. Tracing the tradition's zenith during the 18th-century golden age of Oriya kavya literature, J.P. Das illuminates the complex relationship between patron, scribe, and artist. Through meticulous analysis of significant manuscripts, including the \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"571\"\u003eGita Govinda\u003c\/i\u003e and various Tantric texts, the book serves as both a historical record of the region's literary heritage and a visual celebration of its masterful miniature artistry.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55598229782867,"sku":"6478","price":55.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20261021_111344.jpg?v=1792919009","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/chitra-pothi-illustrated-palm-leaf-manuscripts-from-orissa-j-p-das","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}