Encyclopaedia of Indian Architecture : Hindu, Buddhist, Jain and Islamic,
Vol. IV. Islamic/edited by B.L. Nagarch, K.M. Suresh, D.P. Sharma and Dulari
Qureshi. Delhi, Bharatiya Kala Prakashan, 2008, xxxviii, 352 p., figs., 179
plates, ISBN 81-8090-177-5.
Contents: Editor's note. Acknowledgement. Introduction. 1. The sources of Islamic architecture in India. 2. The Delhi Imperial style: Its beginning under the Slave Dynasty (Cir. A.D. 1200 to 1246). 3. The thirteenth century mosques at Delhi and Ajmer --The Qutb Minar. 4. The Delhi Imperial Style : Buildings of the Khalji Dynasty (1290-1320). 5. The Delhi Imperial Style : Buildings of the Tughlaq Dynasty (A.D. 1320 to 1413). 6. The Delhi Imperial Style : Buildings of the Sayyid (1414-51) and Lodi (1451-1526) Dynasties. 7. Provincial style: The Punjab (1150-1325). 8. Architecture of Bengal (16 Century A.D.). 9. Architecture of Gujarat (14 to 16 Century A.D.). 10. Monuments of Gujarat--Gaur and Gulbarga--Muhammadan in the 14 Century. 11. Architecture of Mandu, Chanderi, Jaunpur, Ahmedabad. 12. Qutb Shahi Forts and Tombs of Golconda. 13. Architecture of Vijayanagara, Bijapur and Bidar (1564-1656). 14. Architecture of Raichur Fort. 15. The Mughal Period : Babur (1526-31), Humayun (1531-56). 16. The buildings of Sher Shah Sur (Sasaram Cir. 1530-40; Delhi 1540-45). 17. The advent of the Mughals--Sher Shah's Mosque and Tomb--Humayun's Tomb. 18. The Mughal period : Akbar the Great (1556-1605). 19. Fatehpur Sikri--Akbar's Palace at Agra 16 Century. 20. The Mughal Period : Jahangir (1605-27) : The transition from stone to marble. 21. The Mughal Period : Shahjahan (1627-58) : The reign of marble. 22. Hindu symbolism--The design and building of the Taj Mahal. 23. The Mughal Period--Aurangzeb (1658-1707) and after. 24. Khuldabad Islamic architectural imprints. 25. Architecture Aurangabad. 26. Architecture of Mughal and modern building. 27. Architecture of the seventeenth century. 28. Hindu and Saracenic art and architecture. 29. Architecture of Kashmir. 30. The future of architecture in India--The buildings of the New Delhi. Bibliography. Index.
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