Late temple architecture of India, 15th to 19th centuries : continuities, revivals, appropriations, and innovations
Michell, George
Late temple architecture of India, 15th to 19th centuries : continuities, revivals, appropriations, and innovations - New Delhi Oxford University Press 2015 - 351p.
CONTENTS
Note on Dates, Spellings, Maps, and Bibliographic References 7
Preface 9
Acknowledgements 15
PART ONE: HISTORICAL AND RELIGIOUS BACKGROUND
1.Patterns of Building Activity 19
2.Devotional Cults and Temple Patrons 43
PART TWO: STYLISTIC TRENDS
3.Continuities and Revivals 65
4.Appropriations 87
5.Innovations 105
6.Overview 121
PART THREE: KEY MONUMENTS
The Extreme North
7.Himachal Pradesh and Jammu Central India 130
8.Brai 137
9.Bundelkhand 142
10.Avadh astern India 151
11.Bihar and Jharkhand 160
12.Orissa 167
13.Bengal 180
14. Assam and Tripura 197
Western India
15.Rajasthan 204
16.Gujarat Malwa and the Deccan 229
17.Malwa
18.Maharashtra The Western Coast 251
19.Goa
20.Kanara and Malnad
21.Kerala Southern India
22.Karnataka and Rayalaseema
23.Tamil Nadu
Glossary of Architectural Terms 325
Bibliography 328
Illustration Credits 341
Index of Temples by Site 342
Index of Building Patrons 348
About the Author 351
9780199454679
726.10954 / HAR
Late temple architecture of India, 15th to 19th centuries : continuities, revivals, appropriations, and innovations - New Delhi Oxford University Press 2015 - 351p.
CONTENTS
Note on Dates, Spellings, Maps, and Bibliographic References 7
Preface 9
Acknowledgements 15
PART ONE: HISTORICAL AND RELIGIOUS BACKGROUND
1.Patterns of Building Activity 19
2.Devotional Cults and Temple Patrons 43
PART TWO: STYLISTIC TRENDS
3.Continuities and Revivals 65
4.Appropriations 87
5.Innovations 105
6.Overview 121
PART THREE: KEY MONUMENTS
The Extreme North
7.Himachal Pradesh and Jammu Central India 130
8.Brai 137
9.Bundelkhand 142
10.Avadh astern India 151
11.Bihar and Jharkhand 160
12.Orissa 167
13.Bengal 180
14. Assam and Tripura 197
Western India
15.Rajasthan 204
16.Gujarat Malwa and the Deccan 229
17.Malwa
18.Maharashtra The Western Coast 251
19.Goa
20.Kanara and Malnad
21.Kerala Southern India
22.Karnataka and Rayalaseema
23.Tamil Nadu
Glossary of Architectural Terms 325
Bibliography 328
Illustration Credits 341
Index of Temples by Site 342
Index of Building Patrons 348
About the Author 351
9780199454679
726.10954 / HAR