Kalpasutra (Book of Sacred Precepts) Manuscript

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Kalpasutra (Book of Sacred Precepts) Manuscript

India, Gujarat, 1520, covers late 19th-early 20th century
Manuscripts
Folios: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper; Covers: Cotton warp and silk weft (mashru)
Sheet: 4 1/2 x 11 in. (11.43 x 27.94 cm) each; Image: 4 1/2 x 3 in. (11.43 x 7.62 cm) each; Cover: 4 3/4 x 10 3/4 in. (12.07 x 27.31 cm) each
From the Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection, Museum Associates Purchase (M.72.53.13.1-.129)
South and Southeast Asian Art
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Larson, Gerald et al.  In Her Image:  The Great Goddess in Indian Asia and the Madonna in Christian Culture.  Santa Barbara:  UCSB Art Museum, University of California, 1980.
  • Pal, Pratapaditya. Indian Painting, vol.1. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1993.