Thursday, November 13, 2008
Colorful views of India to delight collectors of rare books and prints
Good news for those old fashioned collectors of rare books and prints who are put off by the astronomical prices of contemporary Indian art.
So theby's London has announced a sale to delight the adventurer and the bibliophile in (some, not every) modern, urban adult a sale of Natural History, Travel, Atlases and Maps on Nov. 13.
The sale includes a selection of rare books and illustrations compiled from the drawings of European mountaineers and travelers drawn to India.
Highlights of the sale include a collection of books from the library of mountaineer and photographer Nikolaos Tombazis, as well as William Simpson's and Sir John William Kaye's extremely rare series of vibrantly colored illustrations that capture the beautiful views and everyday scenes of 19th century India.
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit: http://www.newsindia-times.com
So theby's London has announced a sale to delight the adventurer and the bibliophile in (some, not every) modern, urban adult a sale of Natural History, Travel, Atlases and Maps on Nov. 13.
The sale includes a selection of rare books and illustrations compiled from the drawings of European mountaineers and travelers drawn to India.
Highlights of the sale include a collection of books from the library of mountaineer and photographer Nikolaos Tombazis, as well as William Simpson's and Sir John William Kaye's extremely rare series of vibrantly colored illustrations that capture the beautiful views and everyday scenes of 19th century India.
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit: http://www.newsindia-times.com
Labels: 19th century India, astronomical prices of contemporary Indian art, drawings of European mountaineers, london, old fashioned collectors of rare books, photographer Nikolaos Tombazis
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