Splendours of the Raj : architecture in India 1660-1947

By:

Davies, Philip

Publication details: Penguin books 1985 New YorkDescription: 272pISBN:

9780140092479

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

720.942 DAV

Contents:

CONTENTS Acknowledgement 7 Prologue : Imperial Myths 11 1.Two Tombs 17 2.Madras : Visions of Antiquity 23 3.Calcutta : Power on Silt 47 4.Cantonment and Residency 77 5.Bungalows and Hill Stations 103 6.The Devils Wind 133 7.Bombay : Urbs Prima in Indis 147 8.Saracenic Dreams 183 9.New Delhi : The Rome of Hindostan 215 10.Architectural Reflection 241 Glossary of Terms 251 Bibliographical Details of Principal Architects and Engineers 253 Sources 258 Select Bibliography 261 Index 266

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CONTENTS
Acknowledgement 7
Prologue : Imperial Myths 11
1.Two Tombs 17
2.Madras : Visions of Antiquity 23
3.Calcutta : Power on Silt 47
4.Cantonment and Residency 77
5.Bungalows and Hill Stations 103
6.The Devils Wind 133
7.Bombay : Urbs Prima in Indis 147
8.Saracenic Dreams 183
9.New Delhi : The Rome of Hindostan 215
10.Architectural Reflection 241
Glossary of Terms 251
Bibliographical Details of Principal Architects and Engineers 253
Sources 258
Select Bibliography 261
Index 266

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