The Hindu Temple: Complete in Two Volumes de Kramrisch, Stella - 1976

India: Motilal Banarsidass, 1976. Book. Illus. by Burnier, Raymond: Photographer. Good. Hardcover. Reprint. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 466 pages plus LXXX pages of black and white illustrations. Index. Reprint of the 1946 first edition. "An attempt has here been made to set up the Hindu temple conceptually, from the foundation to its finial." - from Preface. Contains the following parts: Site, Plan, Plan and Supernal Man, Substances of Which the Temple is Built, Names and Origins of the Temple, Superstructure, Proportionate Measurement and Varieties of the Temple, Images of the Temple, Explanation of Plates, Appendi, Sources. Both volumes tight, square and unmarked with light external wear and soiling. Cream-coloured cloth boards well protected by clear plastic sleeves. A quality copy..