Penguin Guide to the Monuments of India Vol. 2: Islamic, Rajput, European

Davies, Philip

ISBN 10: 0670808474 / ISBN 13: 9780670808472

Published by Viking, New York, 1989

About this Item

1st prtg. black cloth, unclipped color photo illus dj, all exc unread, gift cond; regional & site maps and plans, 606 pp. 1st section devoted to architectural styles, hist & uses, followed by substantial gazeteer divided into 6 regional areas. Size: 6.5"-9.5".

Seller Inventory # RB3813

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Penguin Guide to the Monuments of India Vol. 2: Islamic, Rajput, European
• Publisher: Viking, New York
• Publication Date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0670808474
• ISBN 13: 9780670808472
• Binding: Hard Cover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Architecture
  • Asia
  • India

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Synopsis

Written in guide book form but necessarily limited by the vastness and diversity of the country, this work is divided culturally rather than geographically over two volumes. The first covers Hindu, Jain and Buddhist monuments, the second on the legacy of Moslem and European domination. The first part of the book consists of background information, the land and its people, its historical perspective, social structure, priests and pilgrims and the theory of the temple to enable the visitor to place the sites and monuments in their historical, cultural and religous context. The second part is a gazetteer of principal sites, monuments and related museums arranged into six regions.