Graduation Year
2018
Document Type
Open Access Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Art Conservation
Second Department
Art History
Reader 1
Bruce Coats
Reader 2
Daniel Michon
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Madeline H Helland
Abstract
The objective of this project was to establish a provenance for two Indian manuscripts that were recently discovered in the collections at Scripps College. Based on their illuminations, script, and binding structure, I was able to conclude that these two manuscripts are Hindu religious texts created around the 19th or 20th century. To determine an approximate origin and the significance of these volumes, my research focused on the syncretism of religion, material history, and power dynamics in India. Their context was specifically framed within the history of manuscript construction and conservation.
Recommended Citation
Helland, Madeline, "Syncretic Souvenirs: An Investigation of Two Modern Indian Manuscripts" (2018). Scripps Senior Theses. 1185.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/1185
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