Stones in the sand : the architecture of Rajasthan / edited by Giles Tillostson - Mumbai : Marg Foundation, 2001. - 123 p. : col. ill.

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Contents : Part 1. Introduction /ed. Giles Tillotson --Part 2. Of buildings and books : the theory and practice of the architect Mandan/ Rima Hooja -- Part 3. Mandala by design : the courtyard of a Haveli temple in Jaipur/ Vibhuti Sachdev -- Part 4. Palaces of the Rajput kings / Giles Tillotson -- Part 5. City Palace and lake palaces : architecture and court life in Udaipur painting / Andrew Topsfield -- Part 6. Amber and Jaipur : temples in a changing state / Catherine B. Asher -- Part 7. Water Architecture in Rajasthan/ Julia A. B. Hegewald -- Part 8. Jaisalmer : Architecture of a desert town/ Kulbhushan Jain -- Part 9. The Haveli : social history/ Sarah Glynn -- Part 10. Traditional values and architectural understanding/ Parul Zaveri and Nimish Patel.

This volume presents the characteristic traditional architecture of Rajasthani towns and cities: the stone-built forts, palaces, and havelis, temples, tanks and kunds from the 16th century onward.

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