The history of architecture in India : from the dawn of civilization to the end of the Raj / Christopher Tadgell.
Material type: TextPublisher: London : Phaidon, 1998Copyright date: ©1990Description: ix, 336 pages, 60 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), maps, plans ; 28 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0714829609
- 9780714829609
- History of architecture in India : From the dawn of civilisation to the end of the Raj
- 720.954
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Originally published: London : Architecture Design and Technology, 1990.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-328) and index.
Prologue: Early India -- India -- The Indus Valley Civilization -- The Vedic and Native Traditions -- Religious Developments and the Formula for Sacred Building -- Social Developments and the Upanishads -- Village, Town and Fort -- 1. Fourth Century B.C. - Fifth Century A.D.: Buddhists Predominant; the Advent of Hinduism -- Religious Developments -- The Pattern of Patronage -- Architectural Background -- Mauryan Foundations -- Stupa and Monastery -- 2. Fifth Century A.D. - Thirteenth Century A.D.: Buddhism Transformed and Eclipsed; Hindus Predominant -- Religious Developments -- Hindu Worship and the Formula for Sacred Building -- The Pattern of Patronage -- The Temple -- The Fort -- 3. Thirteenth Century A.D. - Eighteenth Century A.D.: The Advent of Islam; Hindus and Jainas Defensive -- The Pattern of Patronage -- Islam and Muslim Building Types -- Fortification -- Seat and Sanctuary before the Mughals -- Mughal Achievement -- 4. Late India -- Sectarian Division and Colonial Rivalry -- The Demise of the Mughals and British India -- Princely Building -- Church and Colonial State -- Glossary -- Bibliography and Notes -- Index.
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