The Temples of Satrunjaya, the Celebrated Jaina Place of Pilgrimage, near Palitana in Kathiawad. Photographed by Sykes and Dwyer. (Title of original ed.: The Temples of Palitana in Kathiawad)

By Burgess, James
28 pp. double-column historical and descriptive text on the temples of the Jain religion that cover a hill in western India, notes, plan, facsimile of original title page, 45 fine photogr. illus. tipped on 43 plates (one mount soiled). Large folio. Orig. dec. cloth, sl. soiled. Gandhinagar (Gujarat State Committee) 1976. Reprint of the first edition, Bombay 1869. The author was one of the great authorities on Indian art. Illustrations are reprints of the original 1860s' photographs by Sykes and Dwyer.

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The Temples of Satrunjaya, the Celebrated Jaina Place of Pilgrimage, near Palitana in Kathiawad. Photographed by Sykes and Dwyer. (Title of original ed.: The Temples of Palitana in Kathiawad)

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Burgess, James

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