did-you-know? rent-now

Amazon no longer offers textbook rentals. We do!

did-you-know? rent-now

Amazon no longer offers textbook rentals. We do!

We're the #1 textbook rental company. Let us show you why.

9780199454679

Late Temple Architecture of India, 15th to 19th Centuries Continuities, Revivals, Appropriations, and Innovations

by
  • ISBN13:

    9780199454679

  • ISBN10:

    0199454671

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2015-05-26
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • Purchase Benefits
List Price: $85.33
We're Sorry.
No Options Available at This Time.

Author Biography


George Michell is Professorial Fellow at the School of Architecture, Building and Planning, University of Melbourne. His research has mainly concentrated on the Deccan, Bengal, Gujarat and, most recently, southern India. The projects have varied from surveys of town planning and Islamic buildings to detailed studies of temple architecture and sculpture. He has lectured at universities and museums throughout the USA, Europe, India, and Australia.

Table of Contents


Note on Dates, Spellings, Maps, and Bibliographic References
Preface
Acknowledgements
PART ONE: HISTORICAL AND RELIGIOUS BACKGROUND
1. Patterns of Building Activity
2. Devotional Cults and Temple Patrons
PART TWO: STYLISTIC TRENDS
3. Continuities and Revivals
4. Appropriations
5. Innovations
6. Overview
PART THREE: KEY MONUMENTS
The Extreme North
7. Himachal Pradesh and Jammu
Central India
8. Braj
9. Bundelkhand
10. Avadh
Eastern India
11. Bihar and Jharkhand
12. Orissa
13. Bengal
14. Assam and Tripura
Western India
15. Rajasthan
16. Gujarat
Malwa and the Deccan
17. Malwa
18. Maharashtra
The Western Coast
19. Goa
20. Kanara and Malnad
21. Kerala
Southern India
22. Karnataka and Rayalaseema
23. Tamil Nadu
Glossary of Architectural Terms
Bibliography
Illustration Credits
Index of Temples by Site
Index of Building Patrons
About the Author

Supplemental Materials

What is included with this book?

The New copy of this book will include any supplemental materials advertised. Please check the title of the book to determine if it should include any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

The Used, Rental and eBook copies of this book are not guaranteed to include any supplemental materials. Typically, only the book itself is included. This is true even if the title states it includes any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

Rewards Program