LAL, LAKSHMI./ NARAYAN, BADRI. (ILLUSTRATOR). — The Ramayana.

Bombay: Orient Longman Limited, 1994. 0861318056. "Lakshmi Lal's 'Ramayana' recreates the absorbing story and the lyrical beauty of the original Sanskrit epic - the Valmiki Ramayana - written over 3,000 years ago. In rich and expressive language, she narrates the legend of Rama, the Ikshvaku prince, who embodies the ideals by which a man, a warrior and a king must live..Badri Narayan's illustrations, while reflecting his deep involvement with the Indian tradition, enrich the story with their immense visual vocabulary, and symbolic dimensions." 28cms x 21cms. Pp.xii/176, 16 colour plates + many line drawing illustrations throughout, illustrated endpapers. Black cloth, dustwrapper is in a removable clear protective wrap. VG/VG.** This book won an award for outstanding book design at the International Book Design Exhibition, Leipzig, 1989.