By ANANDA K. COOMARASWAMY, D.Sc.,
author of “Mediæval Sinhalese Art.”
With a forword by C. R. Asbee, M.A.
Contents
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The Village Community—“Five Trades”—Basis of Society—Payment of Craftsmen. |
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THE CRAFT GUILDS OF THE GREAT CITIES Trade Guilds—Guilds in Ahmadabad—Guilds in the Epics—Guild Responsibility—Guilds in Buddhist India. |
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THE FEUDAL CRAFTSMAN IN INDIA AND CEYLON Kings’ Craftsmen—King Craftsmen—A City Rebuilt—Feudal Craftsmen in Ceylon—Royal Builders in Ceylon—Temple Craftsmen in Ceylon—In Southern India—Manorial Craftsmen—Villages of Craftsmen—Social Status—The Kammalar. |
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IV. |
A Smith’s Jurisdiction—The Maintenance of Standard—The Degradation of Standard—Free Trade and Protection. |
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RELIGIOUS IDEAS IN CRAFTSMANSHIP Noblesse oblige—Sva-dharma—Karma—Good and Evil Craftsmen—Visvakarma—Rhythmic Architecture—A Craft Ritual in Ceylon—Religious Endowments—Then and Now—Civilization. |
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The Hereditary Craftsman—The Apprentice—Simplicity of Tools—Leisure Art and Commerce—The Essentials. |
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Sir George Birdwood on the Indian Village Potter. |
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Sir George Birdwood on Machinery and Handicraft in India. |
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Wiliam Morris on Commercial War. |
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E. B. Havell on Craftsmen and Culture. |
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E. B. Havell on the Official Suppression of Indian Craftsmanship at the Present Day. |
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Lafcadio Hearn on Craft Gods in Japan. |
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Lafcadio Hearn on Craft Guilds in Japan. |
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VIII. |
Ser Marco Polo on Craft Guilds in China. |
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IX. |
Bhikku P. C. Jinavaravamsa on Craftsmen in Siam. |
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X. |
Municipal Institutions in Ancient India. |
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XI. |
Books recommended to the Reader. |
“The hand of a craftsman engaged in
his craft is always pure.”—Manu.
“Those that are craftsmen of the people are
welcome over all the wide earth.”—Odyssey.
“All these trust to their hands:
And everyone is wise in his work.
Without these cannot a city be inhabited.”—Ecclesiasticus.
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