A Social History of Indian Architecture
IDE504
by V.S. Pramar
Hardcover (Edition: 2005)
Oxford University Press
ISBN 0195670396
Size: 11.0'' X 8.5''
Pages: 265 (B & W Illus: 90)
About the Author:
V.S.Pramar (1928-2004) retired as Professor and Head of the Department, School of Architecture, M.S. University of Baroda. Professor Pramar's works include Wooden Architecture of Gujarat, Haveli - Wooden Houses and Manions of Guajarat, Wood Carvings of Gujarat and Design Fundamentals in Architecture in addition to numerous articles in scholarly journals and magazines.
CONTENTS
List of Figures vii
Acknowledgements xi
INTRODUCTION 1
Lifestyle and Material Conditions Affecting Architecture 9
SETTLEMENT PATTERNS 13
Rural Settlement Patterns in Gujarat 15
The Bhil Village 16
The Koli Village 18
The Saurashtrian Settlement Pattern 21
The North Gujarat Rural Settlement Pattern 25
The Urban Settlement Pattern in North Gujarat 28
THE INDIVIDUAL HOUSE, RESIDENCES, AND PALACES IN WESTERN INDIA 46
The Urban House of North Gujarat 51
The Hindu and Jain Urban House 51
The Muslim Urban House 68
The Palace 80
Muslim Palaces 83
Rajput Palaces 99
FUNERARY MONUMENTS OF NORTHERN INDIA 109
The Buddhist Stupa 116
Rajput Ancestor Monuments (Cenotaphs) 134
The Islamic Mausoleum 139
RELIGIOUS STRUCTURES: CHAITYAS, MONASTERIES, TEMPLES, MOSQUES 143
Chaityas 143
Viharas or Sangharamas 160
The Hindu Temple 165
The Haveli Temple 198
Some Remarks on the Mandala 200
The Mosque and Minaret 202
STRUCTURAL MATERIALS IN INDIAN ARCHITECTURE 210
Woodwork 212
Brickwork 222
Stonework 229
Structure in Islamic Architecture 237
Some Conclusions 241
Notes 246
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