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Many thanks to my partner Mireille, who allowed us to use her beautiful photographs of Jaisalmer on our website.
Thanks again for taking the time to do the research and formatting for this blog.
Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.
Thanks again for taking the time to do the research and formatting for this blog.
Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.
References, citations and further reading
Internet ressources:
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
Jewellery: http://www.culturalindia.net/jewellery/types/index.html; http://www.indianetzone.com/2/types_jewellery.htm
History of South Asia: http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/india/indiasbook.asp; http://www.s-asian.cam.ac.uk/links.html; http://www.culturalindia.net/indian-history/timeline.html
Information and travel guides: http://www.lonelyplanet.com/india/history; http://www.roughguides.com/travel/asia/india.aspx
Silk Road: http://depts.washington.edu/silkroad/maps/maps.html
Code of Manu: http://hinduism.about.com/od/scripturesepics/a/laws_of_manu.htm
Books
Arts and crafts
Wilson, Kax. "Kashmir Shawls from Europe and Asia." Art & Antiques, January–February 1981, pp. 69–73.
Worth, Susannah. "Early 20th Century Embroidered Shawls." Needle Arts, December 1995, Vol. 26, No. 4, pp. 38–41.
Worth, Susannah. "Embroidered China Crepe Shawls: 1800-1870." Dress, 1986, Vol. 12, pp. 43–51.
Hill, John E. (2009) Through the Jade Gate to Rome: A Study of the Silk Routes during the Later Han Dynasty, 1st to 2nd Centuries CE. BookSurge, Charleston, South Carolina. ISBN 978-1-4392-2134-1.
Liu, Xinru (2010). The Silk Road in World History. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-516174-8; ISBN 978-0-19-533810-2 (pbk).
Borel, F. 1994. The Splendor of Ethnic Jewelry: from the Colette and Jean-Pierre Ghysels Collection. New York: H.N. Abrams (ISBN 0-8109-2993-7).
Evans, J. 1989. A History of Jewellery 1100–1870 (ISBN 0-486-26122-0).
Nemet-Nejat, Karen Rhea 1998. Daily Life in Ancient Mesopotamia. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press (ISBN 0-313-29497-6).
Tait, H. 1986. Seven Thousand Years of Jewellery. London: British Museum Publications (ISBN 0-7141-2034-0).
Untracht, Oppi. Traditional Jewellery of India. New York: Abrams, 1997 ISBN 0-8109-3886-3. p15.
Prior, Katherine (2000). Maharajas Jewels. New York: Harry N. Adams. pp. 12.
Prior, Katherine (2000). Traditional Jewelry of India. New York: Vendome. pp. 312.
History
Kasturi, Malavika, Embattled Identities Rajput Lineages, Oxford University Press (2002) ISBN 0-19-565787-X
W. W. Hunter, The Indian empire, its people, history and products. First published: London, Trubner & Co., Ludgate Hill, 1886. ISBN 81-206-1581-6.
Dasharatha Sharma Rajasthan through the Ages a comprehensive and authentic history of Rajasthan, prepared under the orders of the Government of Rajasthan. First published 1966 by Rajasthan Archives.
Gandhi, M.K. (1940). An Autobiography or The Story of My Experiments With Truth. Ahmedabad: Navajivan Publishing House. 2nd edition. pp. xii, 404. (also available at wikisource). ISBN 0-8070-5909-9.
Gandhi, Mahatma. The Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi. New Delhi: Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt. of India, 1994.
Davis, Jr. Donald R. 2010. The Spirit of Hindu Law (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010).
Lubin, Timothy, Donald R. Davis, Jr., and Jayanth K. Krishnan, eds. Hinduism and Law: An Introduction (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010).
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
Jewellery: http://www.culturalindia.net/jewellery/types/index.html; http://www.indianetzone.com/2/types_jewellery.htm
History of South Asia: http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/india/indiasbook.asp; http://www.s-asian.cam.ac.uk/links.html; http://www.culturalindia.net/indian-history/timeline.html
Information and travel guides: http://www.lonelyplanet.com/india/history; http://www.roughguides.com/travel/asia/india.aspx
Silk Road: http://depts.washington.edu/silkroad/maps/maps.html
Code of Manu: http://hinduism.about.com/od/scripturesepics/a/laws_of_manu.htm
Books
Arts and crafts
Wilson, Kax. "Kashmir Shawls from Europe and Asia." Art & Antiques, January–February 1981, pp. 69–73.
Worth, Susannah. "Early 20th Century Embroidered Shawls." Needle Arts, December 1995, Vol. 26, No. 4, pp. 38–41.
Worth, Susannah. "Embroidered China Crepe Shawls: 1800-1870." Dress, 1986, Vol. 12, pp. 43–51.
Hill, John E. (2009) Through the Jade Gate to Rome: A Study of the Silk Routes during the Later Han Dynasty, 1st to 2nd Centuries CE. BookSurge, Charleston, South Carolina. ISBN 978-1-4392-2134-1.
Liu, Xinru (2010). The Silk Road in World History. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-516174-8; ISBN 978-0-19-533810-2 (pbk).
Borel, F. 1994. The Splendor of Ethnic Jewelry: from the Colette and Jean-Pierre Ghysels Collection. New York: H.N. Abrams (ISBN 0-8109-2993-7).
Evans, J. 1989. A History of Jewellery 1100–1870 (ISBN 0-486-26122-0).
Nemet-Nejat, Karen Rhea 1998. Daily Life in Ancient Mesopotamia. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press (ISBN 0-313-29497-6).
Tait, H. 1986. Seven Thousand Years of Jewellery. London: British Museum Publications (ISBN 0-7141-2034-0).
Untracht, Oppi. Traditional Jewellery of India. New York: Abrams, 1997 ISBN 0-8109-3886-3. p15.
Prior, Katherine (2000). Maharajas Jewels. New York: Harry N. Adams. pp. 12.
Prior, Katherine (2000). Traditional Jewelry of India. New York: Vendome. pp. 312.
History
Kasturi, Malavika, Embattled Identities Rajput Lineages, Oxford University Press (2002) ISBN 0-19-565787-X
W. W. Hunter, The Indian empire, its people, history and products. First published: London, Trubner & Co., Ludgate Hill, 1886. ISBN 81-206-1581-6.
Dasharatha Sharma Rajasthan through the Ages a comprehensive and authentic history of Rajasthan, prepared under the orders of the Government of Rajasthan. First published 1966 by Rajasthan Archives.
Gandhi, M.K. (1940). An Autobiography or The Story of My Experiments With Truth. Ahmedabad: Navajivan Publishing House. 2nd edition. pp. xii, 404. (also available at wikisource). ISBN 0-8070-5909-9.
Gandhi, Mahatma. The Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi. New Delhi: Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt. of India, 1994.
Davis, Jr. Donald R. 2010. The Spirit of Hindu Law (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010).
Lubin, Timothy, Donald R. Davis, Jr., and Jayanth K. Krishnan, eds. Hinduism and Law: An Introduction (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010).