TY  - BOOK
AU  - Deshmukh, Gayatri (PG190328)
AU  - Bais, Sangeeta  (Guide)
TI  - Role of traditional knowledge systems of building crafts - in Mughal period architecture of North India  (Soft copy is also available)
U1  - M.Arch TH-0248 
PY  - 2020///
N1  - TABLE OF CONTENTS 
UNDERTAKING   i 
CERTIFICATE   ii 
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS   iii 
ABSTRACT   iv 
TABLE OF CONTENTS   v 
GLOSSARY OF TERMS   vii 
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS   x 
LIST OF IMAGES & TABLES   xi 
1. BACKGROUND   1 
1.1. Introduction   1 
1.2. Need for Craftsmanship & Traditional know-how for conservation   2 
1.3. Statement for problem   Error! Bookmark not defined. 
1.4. Significance of the research   4 
2. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY   5 
2.1. Aim and Objectives   5 
2.2. Research Questions   6 
2.3. Outline of the process   6 
2.4. Scope and Limitations   8 
3. SETTING THE STAGE   9 
3.1. A brief history of the Mughal period   9 
3.2. Timeline of the Mughal period  10 
3.3. Mughal emperors - their Fundamentals, taste, and contributions   14 
3.4. Major cities & capitals of the Mughal empire  18 
3.5. Monuments of the Mughal Period   24 
4. DECORATIVE ARTS OF MUGHAL PERIOD   27 
4.1. What are Mughal Decorative Arts?   27 
4.2. Types of Decorative Art   28 
4.3. Forms of Decorative Art   48 
4.4. Materials for the construction   58 
4.5. Production of decorative arts – Management Systems of Mughal Karkhanas. . 60 
5. CURRENT CONSERVATION CHALLENGES   67 
5.1. The decline in the Traditional Systems   67 
5.2. Understanding the role of the existing systems   69 
5.3. Analyzing the Gap between the traditional & the existing system   75 
5.4. A necessity for practice in Conservation  79 
6. CONCLUSION: APPROACH TO CONSERVATION   80 
6.1. A recommendatory framework   80 
6.2. Way forward   85 
APPENDIX   86 
REFERENCES   97

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