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Building Jaipur
Sachdev, Vibhuti; Tillotson, Giles Henry Rupert
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Description for Building Jaipur
Paperback. "Building Jaipur" is an illustrated history of the majestic city. The volume also offers a concise history of Indian architectural theory that covers the last three hundred years. Num Pages: 256 pages, 25 colour and 105 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; AM; WTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 193 x 15. Weight in Grams: 676.
Jaipur, in Rajasthan, is one of India's most famous cities, and is renowned for its palaces and museums, its craft traditions, and its distinctive pink shops and houses. A planned city within walls, it was built in pre-modern times according to a distinctive Indian theory of architecture. As architecture subsequently developed in India, in response to British and latterly post-colonial policies, this system became increasingly marginalized and fragmented, decreasingly practised and understood. Taking Jaipur as a test case, the authors use this lost tradition to explain historic Indian buildings according to the rationale of their original architects. The authors also ... Read more
Jaipur, in Rajasthan, is one of India's most famous cities, and is renowned for its palaces and museums, its craft traditions, and its distinctive pink shops and houses. A planned city within walls, it was built in pre-modern times according to a distinctive Indian theory of architecture. As architecture subsequently developed in India, in response to British and latterly post-colonial policies, this system became increasingly marginalized and fragmented, decreasingly practised and understood. Taking Jaipur as a test case, the authors use this lost tradition to explain historic Indian buildings according to the rationale of their original architects. The authors also ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781861891372
SKU
V9781861891372
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
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