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" India, and who, for all the marvellous tissues and embroidery they have wrought, have polluted no rivers, deformed no pleasing prospects, nor poisoned any air ; whose skill and individuality the training of countless generations has developed to the highest... "
The Indian Craftsman - Page 104
by Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy - 1909 - 130 pages
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Paris universal exhibition of 1878. Handbook to the British Indian section ...

sir George Christopher M. Birdwood - 1878 - 190 pages
...ceaselessly pouring its bullion for 3,000 years into India, and who, for all the marvellous tissues and embroidery they have wrought, have polluted no...democratic village communities in hundreds and thousands to the colossal mills of Bombay, to drudge in gangs at manufacturing piece goods, in competition with...
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Handbook to the British Indian Section

Sir George Christopher Molesworth Birdwood - 1878 - 158 pages
...and who, for all the marvellous tissues and broidered work they have wrought, have fouled no streams, nor poisoned any air ; whose skill and individuality...democratic village communities in hundreds and thousands to the colossal mills of Bombay, to drudge in gangs at manufacturing piece goods, in competition with...
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The Industrial Arts of India, Volume 1

George Christopher Molesworth Birdwood - Decorative arts - 1880 - 318 pages
...ceaselessly pouring its bullion for 3,000 years into India, and who, for all the marvellous tissues and embroidery they have wrought, have polluted no...village communities in hundreds and thousands into the colossal mills of Bombay, to drudge in gangs, for tempting wages, at manufacturing piece goods,...
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Transactions of the Annual Meeting

South Carolina Bar Association - Bar associations - 1886 - 742 pages
...whole world has been ceaselessly pouring bullion into India, and who, for all the marvellous tissue they have wrought, have polluted no rivers, deformed no pleasing prospects, nor poisoned any air. are being everywhere gathered from their democratic village communities, in hundreds and thousands,...
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The Unknown Life of Jesus Christ: From an Ancient Manuscript Recently ...

Nicolas Notovitch - Christianity and other religions - 1894 - 144 pages
...years into India, and who, for all the marvelous tissues and broidered work, have fouled no streams, nor poisoned any air; whose skill and individuality...everywhere gathered from their democratic village community in hundreds and thousands to the colossal mills of Bombay to drudge in gangs at manufacturing...
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India and Its Problems

William Samuel Lilly - Ethnology - 1902 - 354 pages
...handicraftsmen, for the sake of whose works the whole world has been ceaselessly pouring its bullion for 3000 years into India, and who, for all the marvellous...village communities in hundreds and thousands into the colossal mills of Bombay, to drudge in gangs for tempting wages, at manufacturing piece goods,...
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Imperialism: A Study

John Atkinson Hobson - Great Britain - 1902 - 424 pages
...whole world has been ceaselessly pouring its bullion into India, and who, for all the marvellous tissue they have wrought, have polluted no rivers, deformed...village communities in hundreds and thousands into the colossal mills of Bombay, to drudge in gangs for tempting wages, at manufacturing piece goods,...
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What Shall We Do with Our Dependencies?: The Annual Address Before the Bar ...

Moorfield Storey - Philippines - 1903 - 80 pages
...whole world has been ceaselessly pouring bullion into India, and who, for all the marvellous tissue they have wrought, have polluted no rivers, deformed no pleasing prospects, nor poisoned any air, are being everywhere gathered from their democratic village communities, in hundreds and thousands,...
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The Free City: A Book of Neighborhood

Bouck White - Cities and towns - 1919 - 334 pages
...the sake of whose work the whole world has been ceaselessly pouring its bullion for three thousand years into India; and who, for all the marvellous...developed to the highest perfection — these hereditary craftsmen are being everywhere gathered from their democratic village communities in hundreds and thousands,...
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Much Maligned Monsters: A History of European Reactions to Indian Art

Partha Mitter - Art - 1992 - 380 pages
...'ecologist', Birdwood had nothing but praise for Indian artisans 'who, for all the marvellous tissues and embroidery they have wrought, have polluted no...rivers, deformed no pleasing prospects, nor poisoned any air'.60 Similarly, every house in India was 'a nursery of the beautiful . . . which must have its effect...
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