DEER IN ROCK ART OF INDIA AND EUROPE

This book provides an overview of deer in the rock art of India and Europe and its representation through the historic period. In the Indian section valuable evidence from several sites has been provided. A glimpse of a deep and sensitive understanding of the deer in the man’s life and nature in the Indian literary tradition has been presented. The European section reveals the geographical extent of the various species of deer, besides the myths, legends and fables structured around its presence.

Edited by giacamo camuri, angelo fossati and yashodhar mathpal
Foreword by robert g. Bednarik, olivier guillaume and kapila vatsyayan
1993, xvi+150pp. Tables, line – drawings., col. And b & w illus., isbn: 81-85503-02-8: rs 400(hb)