The East: Buddhists, Hindus and the Sons of Heaven

by Christopher Tadgell

Book Overview

The East, the second in a series of seven books that describe and illustrate the seminal architectural traditions of the world, is a survey of unparalleled range and depth. The journey starts on the Indian subcontinent with the Vedic and native traditions of the 2nd millennium BCE, modified by the changing demands of worship to produce the characteristic forms of Buddhist and Hindu temples in all their spatial and sculptural variety - which also...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138038989
• ISBN13: 9781138038981
• Release Date: June 2017
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 904 Pages
• Weight: 4.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.2" x 8.2" x 7.0"