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The Study Of Technical Treatises In Indian Art Has Increasingly Attracted Much Interest. This Work Puts Forward A Critical Re-examination Of The Key Indian Concepts Of Painting Described In The Sanskrit Treatises, Called Citrasutras. In An In-depth And Systematic Analysis Of The Texts On The Theory Of Indian Painting, It Critically Examines The Different Ways In Which The Texts Have Been Interpreted And Used In The Study Of Indian Painting And Suggests A New Approach To Reading And Understanding Their Concepts. Contrary To Previous Publications On The Subject, It Is Argued That The Intended Use Of Such Texts As A Standard Of Critique Largely Failed Due To A Fundamental Misconceptualization Of The Significance Of 'text' For Indian Painters.--jacket. The Texts, Their Translations And Interpretation -- The Traditional Indian Concept Of Painting -- Systems Of Measurement And Proportion -- Tālamāna And Lambamāna Systems -- Stances, Hand And Leg Postures -- Iconography -- Colors, Plaster, Brushes And The Process Of Painting -- The Theory Of Rasa. Isabella Nardi. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.