Synopsis A collection of 25 essays by international scholars written to celebrate the contribution to the study of Indian art of Douglas Barrett, former keeper of Indian art at the British Museum. The essays are organized in five section : Part 1 : Early India : Part 2 : North Indian sculpture; Part 3 : South Indian sculpture : Part 4 : Indian painting; Part 5 : Islamic art. All papers are richly illustrated, some in colour. A full bibliography of Douglas Barrett's writings on Indian art is included.