INDIAN ARCHITECTURE, ITS PSYCHOLOGY, STRUCTURE, AND HISTORY FROM THE FIRST MUHANNADAN INVASION TO THE PRESENT DAY
WITH ILLUSTRATIONS 

BY E. B. HAVELL 

AUTHOR OF  
"INDIAN SCULPTURE AND PAINTING," "THE IDEALS OF INDIAN ART," ETC.  

CONTENTS

 

PAGES     

PREFACE

V-VIII

List of Plates

XIII-XIX 

List of Text Illustrations

XIX-XX 

CHAPTER I

Hindu and Saracenic Art—The Pointed Arch—The Migrations of Craftsmen—The First Muhammadan Invaders of India

1—13

CHAPTER II

Hindu Symbolism—The Design and Building of the Tâj Mahall

14—38

CHAPTER III
THE THIRTEENTH CENTURY

Mosques at Delhi and Ajmir—The Qutb Minâr

39—50

CHAPTER IV
THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY

Gujerat—Gaur—The Arch in Indian Architecture—Kulbarga—Muhammadan Tombs

51—63

CHAPTER V
THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY

Mandu: The Jâmi’ Masjid; Mulik Mughi's Mosque—Jaunpur: The Atâla and Jâmi’ Masjids—Ahmadâbâd: The Jâmi’ Masjid; Muhafiz Khan's Masjid—Alif Khan's Masjid—Mosque and Tombs at Sarkhej—Sayyid Usmân's Tomb Sayyid Mubârak's Tomb—Gaur— Dakhil Gate and Eklâkhi Masjid

64—78

CHAPTER VI

Indian Arches, Brackets, Capitals, and Domes—The Hindu Temple Sikhara

79—115

CHAPTER VII
THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY IN BENGAL

Husain Shah and the Cult of Satya Pir—The Influence of Bengali Craftsmanship upon Indo-Muhammadan Architecture—The Buildings at Gaur: The Qadam-i-Rasûl Masjid; The Sonâ Masjid; The Chota Sonâ Masjid; The Jâmi’ Masjid of Akhi Serâj-ud-Dîn

116—128

CHAPTER VIII
GUJERAT ARCHITECTURE IN THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY

The Champanir Mosques—Buildings in Ahmadâbâd: Rânî Rupavati's Masjid; Sidi Sayyid's Masjid; Mosque and Tomb of Rânî Spiari; Dâdâ Harir's Well—Hindu Buildings in Rajputana—The Palace of Mân Singh of Gwalior

129—147

CHAPTER IX
THE ADVENT OF THE MOGULS

Shêr Shah's Mosque and Tomb—Humêyûn's Tomb

148—159

CHAPTER X
THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY

Akbar—The Buildings at Fatehpur-Sîkrî—Akbar's Palace at Agra

160—176

CHAPTER XI
VIJAYANAGAR AND BIJAPUR

The Architectural Relationship of Vijayanagar and Bijâpur—The Vitthalaswâmi Temple and other Buildings at Vijayanagar—The Jâmi’ Masjid, Bijâpur—Ibrâhîm's Mosque and Tomb—The Mehtar Mahall—Mahmûd's Tomb—Indian Stucco

177—193

CHAPTER XII
HINDU BUILDINGS IN THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY

Govind Deva's Temple at Brindaban—Hinduism and Idolatry—Jaina Temples—Mân Singh's Observatory, Benares

194—198

CHAPTER XIII
THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY

Bir Singh Deva's Palace, Datiyâ—Palaces at Jodhpur—Mogul Buildings at Agra and Delhi—Tirumalai Nayyak's Palace and Chaultri, Madura—Chandragiri Palace

199—213

CHAPTER XIV
THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY TO THE PRESENT DAY

The Decay of the Mogul Empire—Tomb of Safdar Jang, Delhi—Eighteenth-century Buildings at Lucknow—The Sikandara Bagh, Agra—Modern Rajput Architecture: The City of Jaipur; Palaces at Dîg and Udaipur; Domestic Buildings—Anglo-Indian Architecture—Indian Architecture in the Victorian Period Modern Buildings

214—241

CHAPTER XV

The Future of Architecture in India—The Building of the New Delhi

242—249

APPENDIX

251—254

INDEX

255

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