Sketches and doodles from Himalaya
The beauty of drawings epitomizes the artist’s first intention and his immediate gesture. A simple of sheet of paper conveys an array of small sketches,…
First encounter with the birds: research and conservation of a series of bird drawings from the Museum Volkenkunde
The collection of 24 drawings held at the Museum Volkenkunde depicts various birds from the western foothills of Himalaya, in the today-states of Himachal Pradesh…
Between the gourd and the harp: historical repairs in African manuscripts
Sutures in Sub-Saharan manuscripts While condition surveying manuscripts in the Museum of Islamic Art, Qatar, in 2014, I encountered some intriguing repairs in a copy…
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Pricks and dabs: what an Indian drawing tells us about the techniques of Indian artists
The drawing, from the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam link, features the Coronation of Rama, an episode from the Rāmāyaṇa (Fig.1). It was produced in Kangra, a…
