CONTENTS

  

Chemistry and Chemical Techniques in India

List of Illustrations

Table of Transliterations 

Forward
D.P. Chattopadhyaya 

Preface
B.V. Subbarayappa 

Contributors 

General Introduction
D.P. Chattopadhyaya 

An Overview
B.V. Subbarayappa 

1.History of Metallurgy in India
C.V. Sundaram, Baldev Raj and C. Rajagopalan 

2.Copper, Bronze and Brass: Their Technology in Antiquity and impact on Indian Religions and Culture
K.V. Soundara Rajan 

3.Coinage in India – A Perspective
A.V. Narasimha Murthy 

4.Indian Megaliths and Iron
A.Sundara 

5.Dyes and Pigments in India: Historical, Social and Material Perspectives
O.P. Agrawal 

6.Chemistry in the Conservation of our Art Treasures
S. Subbaraman 

7.Pottery
V.N. Mishra 

8.Rocks and Minerals in Indian Art and Culture
S.R.N. Murthy 

9.Indian Alchemy: Its Origin and Ramification
B.V. Subbarayappa 

10.The Tradition of Cosmetics and Perfumery
B.V. Subbarayappa 

11.Paper and Written Communication
Mira Roy 

12.Pyrotechnics
Mira Roy 

13.A Note on Glass in India
B.V. Subbarayappa 

Abbreviations and Glossary 

General Bibliography 

Index

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