Author: PORTER, YVES
Title: The glory of the sultans : Islamic architecture in India / Yves Porter, Gerard Degeorge
Description: Paris London : Flammarion 2009. First Edition. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw. Includes slipcase. Particularly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new and still in the publisher's protective shrink-wrap.; 8vo 8' - 9' tall; 303 pages; 303 p. : illus. map ; 32 cm. Between the twelfth and the mid-nineteenth centuries. most of the Indian subcontinent was under Muslim domination. giving rise to a unique architectural blend of Islamic. Turkish. and Persian influences. This scholarly work provides a comprehensive view of this architectural fusion. explaining in depth the key monuments of each period and region. including the unforgettable Taj-Mahal at Agra. Homâyun’s tomb at Delhi. and the Shalimar gardens in Lahore. Pakistan. This sweeping panorama of the history of architecture on the Indian subcontinent redresses an important lack of coverage of the subject of Muslim architecture.Weight in Kg appr.:

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