George Michell considers the artistic heritage of the architecture, sculpture and painting of the Vijayanagara empire and the successor states. The period, encompassing some four hundred years, was endowed with an abundance of religious and royal monuments, which remain as testimonies to the history and ideology behind their evolution. In a previously neglected area of art history, the author presents an original and much needed reassessment, evaluating buildings, sculptures and paintings, illustrated by many previously unpublished photographs.
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"Michell's book has expanded our definition of the history of South Asian art and architecture. He raises many issues and probing questions, tantalizing us to pack our bags to explore the hinterland of India's south for ourselves....Michell's well-written text describes the monuments meticulously and makes lucid the historical developments." Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians
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George Michell considers the artistic heritage of the architecture, sculpture and painting of the Vijayanagara empire and the successor states. The period,encompassing some four hundred years, was endowed with an abundance of religious and royal monuments, which remain as testimonies to the history and ideology behind their evolution.In a previously neglected area of art history, the author presents an original and much needed reassessment, evaluating buildings, sculptures and paintings which have never been published before.
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The overall aim of this volume is to provide an introduction to the architecture and art of Southern India under the Vijayanagara empire and the lesser kingdoms that succeeded it. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
enclosed mandapa, yali heads, mandapa ceiling, lotus brackets, open mandapa, rearing yalis, shala roof, kuta roof, yali brackets, basement mouldings, entrance gopuras, principal gopura, kalyana mandapa, pilastered niches, columned mandapas, diminishing storeys, intermediate enclosure, sloping stone slabs, pilastered walls, black linework, pilasters standing, courtly buildings, surrounding passageway, courtly structures, cloth headgear Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Southern India, Adil Shahis, Qutb Shahis, Arabian Sea, Lotus Mahal, Madurai Nayakas, Kaveri Delta, Thanjavur Nayakas, Chintala Venkataramana, Vijayaranga Chokkanatha, Deccan Sultans, Gingee Nayakas, Hiriya Kempe, Kalyana Mahal, Pudu Mandapa, Raya Gopura, Shrirangadeva Raya, Tirumala Nayaka, Bay of Bengal, Chaturmukha Basti, Govinda Dikshita, Kambattadi Mandapa, Keladi Nayakas, Malik Kafur, Raja Mahal New!
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The overall aim of this volume is to provide an introduction to the architecture and art of Southern India under the Vijayanagara empire and the lesser kingdoms that succeeded it. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
enclosed mandapa, yali heads, mandapa ceiling, lotus brackets, open mandapa, rearing yalis, shala roof, kuta roof, yali brackets, basement mouldings, entrance gopuras, principal gopura, kalyana mandapa, pilastered niches, columned mandapas, diminishing storeys, intermediate enclosure, sloping stone slabs, pilastered walls, black linework, pilasters standing, courtly buildings, surrounding passageway, courtly structures, cloth headgear Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Southern India, Adil Shahis, Qutb Shahis, Arabian Sea, Lotus Mahal, Madurai Nayakas, Kaveri Delta, Thanjavur Nayakas, Chintala Venkataramana, Vijayaranga Chokkanatha, Deccan Sultans, Gingee Nayakas, Hiriya Kempe, Kalyana Mahal, Pudu Mandapa, Raya Gopura, Shrirangadeva Raya, Tirumala Nayaka, Bay of Bengal, Chaturmukha Basti, Govinda Dikshita, Kambattadi Mandapa, Keladi Nayakas, Malik Kafur, Raja Mahal New!
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- Southern India (Blue Guide) by George Michell on 9 pages
- A History of India (Blackwell History of the World) by Burton Stein in Front Matter, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Indian Epigraphy: Vol. 1 by K. V. Ramesh in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Temple Towns of Tamil Nadu by George Michell in Back Matter
- Tidings of the King: A Translation and Ethnohistorical Analysis of the Rayavacakamu by Phillip B. Wagoner in Back Matter
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- Architecture and Art of the Deccan Sultanates (The New Cambridge History of India) by George Michell in Front Matter, and Back Flap
- Classical Telugu Poetry: An Anthology by David Shulman on page 202
- Mughal Warfare: Indian Frontiers and Highroads to Empire 1500-1700 (Warfare and History) by J.J.L. Gommans on page 190
- Lonely Planet South India by Richard Plunkett on page 48
- The Political Economy of Craft Production: Crafting Empire in South India, c.1350-1650 by Carla M. Sinopoli in Back Matter
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