Department of Cultural Publications, Kerala, an arm of the Government of Kerala, publishes works documenting the state's artistic and cultural heritage. Its volume The Arts and Crafts of Travancore — a reprint of the landmark 1948 study by Stella Kramrisch, J.H. Cousins, and R. Vasudeva Poduval — surveys the architecture, sculpture, metal work, wood carving, and handicraft traditions of Kerala.