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03292aam a2200469 i 4500 001 FDA5D370F5D411E7B33F7C0497128E48 003 SILO 005 20180110010212 008 170217s2017 it abj b 001 0 eng 020 $a 9788874397785 020 $a 887439778X 035 $a (OCoLC)973083205 040 $a YDX $b eng $e rda $c YDX $d C3L $d OEM $d OCLCF $d IQU $d ERASA $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a a-ii--- 050 4 $a NB1952.E76 $b B44 2017 082 14 $a 726 $2 14 082 04 $a 726/.145 $2 23 100 1 $a Beguin, Gilles, $e author. 245 10 $a Khajuraho : $b Indian temples and sensuous sculptures / $c Gilles Beguin ; edited by Christophe Hioco ; photographs by Iago Corazza. 264 1 $a Milan, Italy : $b 5 Continents Edition, $c [2017] 300 $a 281 pages : $b illustrations (chiefly color), color map, genealogical table ; $c 35 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 8 $a A privileged visual journey through one of the most famous Indian heritage sites.0Situated in the northern Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, Khajuraho is renowned as much for the elegance of its architecture as for the sensuality of its sculpture. Khajuraho has become one of the unmissable sights for any traveller to India and owes its international reputation to the lavishness of its numerous Hindu shrines. Formerly an important political and religious centre, it is thought to have contained up to ninety-five temples, as the many ruins concealed under otherwise anonymous hillocks scattered throughout the valley attest. Only twenty-five survive. The earliest mention of Khajuraho dates from the seventh century. After the collapse of the Candella kingdom, the site experienced almost four centuries of oblivion and the once proud city-state turned into a sleepy village nestling in what had become an arid basin for several months in the year. British hunters rediscovered it quite by chance at the beginning of the nineteenth century. Since then the area has undergone several phases of restoration, as befits one of the leading sites of the world?s cultural heritage. The highly unusual nature of its temple depictions has given this area a somewhat ?scandalous? reputation, unleashing, over the years, interpretations of all kinds. 650 0 $a Erotic sculpture, Indic $z Khajuraho. $z Khajuraho. 650 0 $a Hindu temples $z Khajuraho. $z Khajuraho. 650 0 $a Decoration and ornament, Architectural $z Khajuraho. $z Khajuraho. 651 0 $a Khajuraho (India) $x Buildings, structures, etc. 651 0 $a Khajuraho (India) $x Social life and customs. 650 7 $a Buildings. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00840962 650 7 $a Decoration and ornament, Architectural. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00889225 650 7 $a Erotic sculpture, Indic. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00914953 650 7 $a Hindu temples. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01729928 650 7 $a Manners and customs. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01007815 651 7 $a India $z Khajuraho. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01225629 655 7 $a Illustrated works. $2 lcgft 655 7 $a Illustrated works. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01423873 700 1 $a Hioco, Christophe, $e editor. 700 1 $a Corazza, Iago, $e photographer. 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20191213014102.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=FDA5D370F5D411E7B33F7C0497128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search