These two volumes of papers by a galaxy of scholars are a tribute to the eminent
art historian Dr. Devangana Desai, who has made an invaluable contribution in
the field of Indian art, iconology and architecture. The thirty-seven thematic
essays in Art, Icon and Architecture in South Asia include many by senior and
very illustrious scholars as well as some by younger researchers who are now
making their mark. They are divided into five broad groups, in each the essays
are arranged in a more or less chronological order. The first comprises four
articles relating to Buddhist monuments and icons. The second group is the
largest with