Hindu India : from Khajuraho to the temple city of Madurai /
Language: English Original language: French Series: Taschen's world architecturePublication details: Köln ; New York : Taschen, ©1998.Description: 237 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 31 cmISBN:- 3822876496
- 9783822876497
- Inde hindoue. English
- Also issued online.
Contents:
Introduction: a religious architecture -- The first rock-cut temples: from man-made caves to stone-built temples -- The great flowering of medieval temples: from the Chalukya School to the Cholas of Thanjavur -- The towers of Bhubaneshwar: the eastern Indian aesthetic -- The culmination of medieval architecture: Khajuraho: a consummate architectural achievement -- New architecture in the Deccan: the Hoysala style and the 'soapstone' temples -- The apotheosis of southern Indian architecture: from the Hampi Princes to the Nayaks of Madurai -- Conclusion: the weight of tradition.
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Book | Whitecliffe Library General Shelves | General | NA 6002 STI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 0000001 |
Includes bibliographical references (page 234) and indexes.
Introduction: a religious architecture -- The first rock-cut temples: from man-made caves to stone-built temples -- The great flowering of medieval temples: from the Chalukya School to the Cholas of Thanjavur -- The towers of Bhubaneshwar: the eastern Indian aesthetic -- The culmination of medieval architecture: Khajuraho: a consummate architectural achievement -- New architecture in the Deccan: the Hoysala style and the 'soapstone' temples -- The apotheosis of southern Indian architecture: from the Hampi Princes to the Nayaks of Madurai -- Conclusion: the weight of tradition.
Also issued online.