Title Jaffna – A Sketch Book Author Weerakkodige Vasantha Perera About the Book Jaffna – a sketch book, published in May 2008, was Vasantha’s first book which I incidentally picked up from a book store since the book seemed a refreshing twist to many of the books on display. “Cities arise, they exist, they flourish […]
Title Indika: The Country and the People of India and Ceylon Author John Fletcher Hurst About the book A wide-ranging description of India and Ceylon (present-day Sri Lanka) with something of a leaning toward addressing the needs of missionization. Contains chapters dealing with: transportation to, and arrival in, India; Bombay; the history of Europeans in […]
Title India House Colombo – Portrait of a Residence Drawings Laki Senanayake
Author R. K. De Silva and W. G. M. Beumer Language English Summary A Comprehensive Work of Pictorial Reference With Selected Eye-Witness Accounts ‘The Dutch were the second of the three European powers whose occupying presence had far-reaching effects on Sri Lankan life and culture. Dr R K de Silva, whose pioneering Early Prints of […]
Title Habitat: Vernacular Architecture for a Changing Planet Author Sandra Piesik
Title H A Karunaratne – Anoli Perera Author Anoli Perera About the Book The Father of Sri Lankan Abstract Art H.A. Karunaratne’s 60 years of work which narrates a concept, vision and experiential engagement with abstraction is artfully captured in a 220-page publication by Taprobane Collection, penned by Artist and Co-founder of the Theertha International […]
Title Ghosts of the Deep – Diving the shipwrecks of Sri Lanka Author Dharshana Jayawardena About the Book Get your hands on a one-of-a-kind book about the ancient shipwrecks of Sri Lanka authored by a leading underwater photographer and a shipwreck explorer in Sri Lanka. Learn about the ship’s history, where it came from, and […]
Title Geoffrey Manning Bawa – Decolonizing Architecture Author Dr. Shanthi Jayewardene About the Author Shanti Jayewardene has a Dip. Arch. and MSc. in the History of Modern Architecture from University College London and a DPhil. in Modern History from the University of Oxford. Her area of interest is the intersection of imperial and South Asian […]
Title For the Leopard – A Tribute to the Sri Lankan Leopard Author Rukshan Jayewardene Photographer About the Book Sri Lanka has an extraordinary diversity of natural wealth, including an endemic sub-species of leopard. This beautifully illustrated book is the result of a group of Colombo-based enthusiasts’ observations over 10 years in Yala National Park […]
Title Flowering Plants commonly encountered in Sri Lankan habitats Author Sriyanie Miththapala, Siril Wijesundara, Janaki Galappatti About the Author(s) Dr. Sriyanie Miththapala graduated in Biology from the University of Colombo and obtained her MA in Biology from Smith College, USA, and her PhD in Wildlife and Range Sciences from the University of Florida, USA. Dr […]
Title Contemporary Architecture: Masterpieces around the World Author Chris van Uffelen
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