PATTADAKAL (OIP)
Monumental Legacy Series
Price: 350.00 INR
We sell our titles through other companies
Disclaimer :You will be redirected to a third party website.The sole responsibility of supplies, condition of the product, availability of stock, date of delivery, mode of payment will be as promised by the said third party only. Prices and specifications may vary from the OUP India site.
ISBN:
9780195660579
Publication date:
02/06/2003
Paperback
112 pages
283x217mm
Price: 350.00 INR
We sell our titles through other companies
Disclaimer :You will be redirected to a third party website.The sole responsibility of supplies, condition of the product, availability of stock, date of delivery, mode of payment will be as promised by the said third party only. Prices and specifications may vary from the OUP India site.
ISBN:
9780195660579
Publication date:
02/06/2003
Paperback
112 pages
Part of Oxford India Paperbacks
George Michell
The largest and most elaborate early Chalukyan temples are found at Pattadakal in northern Karnataka. The town, along with Badami and Aihole, hosts a series of richly embellished and well-preserved temples dating back to the sixth century. The book provides succinct descriptions of each of the monuments, highlighting the unique juxtaposition of the Nagara architecture of North India and the contrasting Dravida style of the South.
Rights: World Rights
George Michell
Description
The largest and most elaborate early Chalukyan temples are found at Pattadakal in northern Karnataka. The town, along with Badami and Aihole, hosts a series of richly embellished and well-preserved temples dating back to the sixth century. The book provides succinct descriptions of each of the monuments, highlighting the unique juxtaposition of the Nagara architecture of North India and the contrasting Dravida style of the South.
Well illustrated with layout plans, maps, and photographs, this volume will be indispensable for general readers and informed tourists visiting the site. Students and scholars of history, cultural studies, and art and architecture will also find the work interesting.
About the Author
George Michell is an independent researcher specializing in medieval architecture specially of Deccan, Bengal, Gujarat, and south India.
George Michell
Review
?Michell?s long-standing involvement with the Chalukyan architecture ... resulted ... in this extremely useful guide ...
it comprises an extensive introduction ... followed by a thorough description of each monument.
Particularly helpful and enlightening are the numerous plans, sections and elevations ...?
? Journal of Royal Asiatic Society
George Michell
Description
The largest and most elaborate early Chalukyan temples are found at Pattadakal in northern Karnataka. The town, along with Badami and Aihole, hosts a series of richly embellished and well-preserved temples dating back to the sixth century. The book provides succinct descriptions of each of the monuments, highlighting the unique juxtaposition of the Nagara architecture of North India and the contrasting Dravida style of the South.
Well illustrated with layout plans, maps, and photographs, this volume will be indispensable for general readers and informed tourists visiting the site. Students and scholars of history, cultural studies, and art and architecture will also find the work interesting.
About the Author
George Michell is an independent researcher specializing in medieval architecture specially of Deccan, Bengal, Gujarat, and south India.
A. L. Basham
Rustom Bharucha
Anila Verghese
Cultural Contours of North-East India
Birendranath Datta
Literary Cultures in Early Modern North India
Imre Bangha and Danuta Stasik
Christopher Butler
Rebecca Arnold
Devangana Desai
Dhavalikar
The Hindi Public Sphere 1920-1940
Francesca Orsini
