The history of architecture in India : from the dawn of civilization to the end of the Raj /
History of architecture in India : From the dawn of civilisation to the end of the Raj
Christopher Tadgell.
- ix, 336 pages, 60 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), maps, plans ; 28 cm
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 -- 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 -- 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 -- 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 -- 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. 1. 2. 3. 4.