CHAPTER ONE: Harappan culture: beginnings on the Indus --
CHAPTER TWO: Historical and religious origins --
CHAPTER THREE: The Mauryan period: the first imperial art --
CHAPTER FOUR: The Shunga dynasty: chaityas, viharas and stupas --
CHAPTER FIVE: The Andhra period: the 'world mountains' --
CHAPTER SIX: The Kushan period: Gandhara and Mathura --
CHAPTER SEVEN: The Gupta and Post-Gupta periods --
CHAPTER EIGHT: South India: Pallavas, Cholas and Hoysalas --
CHAPTER NINE: The Medieval period in North India --
CHAPTER TEN: Islamic India: architecture and painting --
CHAPTER ELEVEN: Jain, Rajasthani and Pahari painting --
Acknowledgments for illustrations --
