Encyclopaedia of Indian Temple Architecture: South India, Upper Dravidadesa, Early Phase A.D. 550-1075/Vol 1, Part 2

by Michael W. Meister

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This final part of Volume II concludes a wide-ranging study of Nagara-style temples in North India from A.D. 700 through 900. The political context and the architectural features of the style are described, and a detailed analysis of major and lesser-known examples follows.

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Michael W. Meister, Ph.D. (1974) in Fine Arts, is W. Norman Brown Professor of South Asian Studies, University of Pennsylvania. He has been general editor of the Encyclopedia of Indian Temple Architecture (Delhi: 198-92), Discourses on Siva (Philadelphia: 1984), and co-author of Desert Temples (Jaipur: 2008).

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Nonfiction, Art & Design
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726.14Arts & recreationArchitectureBuildings for religious and related purposesTemples and shrines
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NA6001 .E53Fine Arts2599.5-2599.9 Architectural criticismArchitectureSpecial classes of buildingsClassed by usePublic buildings
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