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Essays on Indian Antiquities, Historic, Numismatic, and Palaeographic - To Which are Added Tables, Illustrative of Indian History, Chronology, Modern Coinages, Weights, Measures, etc. (Paperback) Loot Price: R1,534
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Essays on Indian Antiquities, Historic, Numismatic, and Palaeographic - To Which are Added Tables, Illustrative of Indian...

Essays on Indian Antiquities, Historic, Numismatic, and Palaeographic - To Which are Added Tables, Illustrative of Indian History, Chronology, Modern Coinages, Weights, Measures, etc. (Paperback)

James Prinsep; Edited by Edward Thomas

Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Perspectives from the Royal Asiatic Society, Volume 1

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A key figure in the history of Benares (Varanasi), James Prinsep (1799 1840) was instrumental in expanding Western knowledge of Indian civilisation. After briefly studying under Pugin, he became an assay master in Calcutta in 1819, and soon moved to Benares. His talents were many, and within a few years he had completed a detailed map of the city, designed a new mint, engineered a system to improve sanitation and begun studying the inscriptions and coins that helped him to decipher two ancient scripts and to establish the dates of Indian dynasties. Collected in 1858 and edited by the numismatist Edward Thomas (1813 86), these essays are generously illustrated, often in Prinsep's hand, and display the enormous breadth of his knowledge. Volume 1 includes a short biography by his brother, along with articles on coins, relics and archaeological discoveries.

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Imprint: Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Perspectives from the Royal Asiatic Society, Volume 1
Release date: February 2013
First published: 2013
Authors: James Prinsep
Editors: Edward Thomas
Dimensions: 216 x 140 x 31mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 542
ISBN-13: 978-1-108-05593-2
Categories: Books > Arts & Architecture > Antiques & collectables > Coins, banknotes, medals, seals, numismatics
Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General
Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General
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LSN: 1-108-05593-1
Barcode: 9781108055932

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