The History of Architecture in India from the Dawn of Civilization to the End of the Raj

Tadgell, Christopher

ISBN 10: 0714829609 / ISBN 13: 9780714829609

Published by Phaidon, London, 1990

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Black pictorial wraps with orange lettering; French flaps; 336 pp. with 55 color plates and 350 bw illustrations, many with multiple views; With hundreds of photographs, engravings, and plans, Tadgell full explains the importance of religion, symbolism, and myth to the development of characteristic Indian architectural forms. Includes Vedic and native traditions of early India, Hindu, Buddhist, Islamic, and secular architecture through to the eclecticism of the British Raj. VG, clean and tight but with light rubbing to covers;

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The History of Architecture in India from the Dawn of Civilization to the End of the Raj
• Publisher: Phaidon, London
• Publication Date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0714829609
• ISBN 13: 9780714829609
• Binding: Softcover
• Seller catalogs:
  • Asian Architecture
  • General Reference - Asian Architecture

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Synopsis

This is the first ever modern monograph to draw together all the strands of India's architectural history - from the Vedic and native traditions of early India, through Hindu, Buddhist, Islamic and secular architecture, to the eclecticism of the British Raj.

The History of Architecture in India provides the essential background information on invasions and migrations, dynasties, religion, symbolism and myth in the development of characteristic forms. Hundreds of photographs, engravings, maps, plans and elevations are closely integrated with rigorous but accessible text, resulting in a tome essential for scholars and anyone interested in one of the world's richest architectural traditions.

About the Author

Christopher Tadgell is Senior Lecturer in Architectural History at the Canterbury School of Architecture, Kent Institute of Art and Design. In 1985 he was appointed Morgan Professor of Architectural Design at the University of Louisville, Kentucky.