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Kalpasutra (Book of Sacred Precepts) Manuscriptcirca 1450

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Artist or Maker: Unknown
Title: Kalpasutra (Book of Sacred Precepts) Manuscript
Place Made: India, Gujarat or Rajasthan
Date Made: circa 1450
Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper; Cover is silk brocade
Dimensions: Image: 4 1/2 x 2 3/4 in. (11.43 x 6.99 cm) each; Sheet: 4 1/2 x 10 7/16 in. (11.43 x 26.51 cm); Cover: 4 7/8 x 10 7/16 in. (12.38 x 26.51 cm) each
Credit Line: From the Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection, Museum Associates Purchase
Accession Number: M.72.53.20.35
Classification: Manuscripts
Collecting Area: South and Southeast Asian Art
Selected 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.