Pictures of the Chaurapanchasika Sanskrit Love Lyric

Foreword by C. Sivaramamurti. Preface by the author. Introductory essay describing its context in Sanskrit literary history. A Sanskrit lyric written in the 11th century A.D. by a poet named Bilhana. Translated into English in 1896 by Sir Edwin Arnold. 18 tipped-in color plates with Sanskrit text, English translation and descriptive comments. Appendix in Sanskrit and bibliography. Dust jacket and boards stained and lightly soiled. Back hinge cracked at top. x, 59+ 1 pages. cloth, dust jacket. oblong 4to..