The History of Architecture in India from the Dawn of Civilization to the End of the Raj
London: Phaidon, 1990. Softcover. Black pictorial wraps with orange lettering; French flaps; 336 pp. with 55 color plates and 350 bw illustrations, many with multiple views;. VG, clean and tight but with light rubbing to covers;. Item #118231
ISBN: 0714829609
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.
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