Late Temple Architecture of India, 15th to 19th Centuries: Continuities, Revivals, Appropriations, and Innovations

by George Michell

From the fifteenth century on, after a period of widespread destruction and demolition, India witnessed a resumption of temple patronage and building activity. These alatea temples, however, are usually overlooked by architectural and art historians, who tend to privilege the earlier phases of Indian architecture and art, the prevailing assumption being that Indiaas alatea temples are unworthy of serious attention. As illustrated in this volume, nothing...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199454671
• ISBN13: 9780199454679
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.4" x 10.1"