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Book Description Condition: New. Seller Inventory # 12094186-n
Book Description HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. Seller Inventory # GZ-9788190080941
Book Description Condition: New. Num Pages: 256 pages, 306 illus. BIC Classification: AM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 289 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1982. . 2011. Hardcover. . . . . Seller Inventory # V9788190080941
Book Description Condition: New. Num Pages: 256 pages, 306 illus. BIC Classification: AM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 289 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1982. . 2011. Hardcover. . . . . Seller Inventory # V9788190080941
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. This is an appreciation of architecture of Islam in India. Indo-Islamic architecture is characterised by the prolific use of sandstone -- red stone. It is the culmination of the long tradition of Islamic art that came into bloom right from the faith's first expansion beyond the Arabian Peninsula in the late seventh century. All the great Mughal emperors were prolific commissioners of monuments and their architecture thus remained the finest representation of this syncretion. Mughal architecture has been rich in ornament, almost at times overwhelming the architecture itself. With lively pictures, giving you a feeling of actually experiencing them, the book is divided into three major sections -- Islamic ornament, Common forms in Islamic ornament, and Mughal architecture. Indeed a tribute to the Islamic architecture in India. A musthave book for all who love Mughal architecture. The pictures present a feast of craftsmanship, as an enduring romance with shape and stone, in its unending variations. For a visitor to these buildings, the photographs allow a return, a recollection of architecture as a phenomenon, giving a sensual experience of the visit, a feel for the infinite craft.Mustansir Dalvi's text complements Pitkar's photographs by guiding the reader to an understanding of the variety and symbolism of ornamental forms that grace Islamic architecture, especially in the Indian context. Ornament in its many manifestations transforms the architecture, dematerializing immense monuments into elegant jewel-boxes. Dalvi shows how artisan and patron came together in India in a unique integration of two divergent world views and cultures to create a lasting syncretism of Islamic and Hindu traditions that reached its zenith in the architecture of the Mughal period. Indo-Islamic architecture is characterised by the prolific use of sandstone - red stone. Including pictures, this book is divided into three major sections - Islamic ornament, Common forms in Islamic ornament, and Mughal architecture. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9788190080941