The history of architecture in India : from the dawn of civilization to the end of the Raj / Christopher Tadgell.

The history of architecture in India : from the dawn of civilization to the end of the Raj /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tadgell, Christopher, 1939-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Phaidon, 1994.
Subjects:
Architecture > India > History.
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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