The history of architecture in India : from the dawn of civilization to the end of the Raj / Christopher Tadgell.
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London :
Phaidon,
1998.
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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
- Glossary
- Bibliography and Notes
- Index.