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The Architecture of Lucknow and Oudh 1722-1856: Its Evolution in an Aesthetic and Social Context

Tandan, Banmali
ISBN-10: 0955788005
ISBN-13: 9780955788000

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This study examines the hundreds of secular and religious buildings, urban residential and commercial foundations, and public monuments commissioned in Lucknow and Oudh between 1722 and 1856 by the fabulously rich Nawabs of Oudh and their Court, the English East India Company, and others.
Prefacep. 1
Prologuep. 17
Architecture in the Indo-Islamic and Hindustani Styles, 1722-1754p. 37
Architecture in the Indo-Islamic and Hindustani Styles under Shujauddaula, 1754-1775p. 59
Jean-Baptiste Gentil and the French Contribution to Military and Civil Architecture in Oudh, 1764-75p. 80
The Architectural Career of Antoine Polier in Oudh, 1773-1788p. 102
Architecture in the Indo-Islamic and Hindustani Styles under Asafuddaula, 1775-1797p. 132
The Works of Claude Martin in Oudh, 1773-1801p. 151
English Architecture in Oudh, 1765-1846p. 180
The Rise of the Nawabi Indo-European Style, 1798-1827p. 207
Architecture in the Indo-Islamic and Hindustani Styles, 1798-1856p. 232
The Course of the Nawabi Indo-European Style, 1827-1856p. 253
Illustrations and Figuresp. 275
Glossaryp. 383
Note on the Building Profession and the Nature of Building Materials used in the Nawabi Periodp. 384
Note on the Political and Cultural History of Oudh, 1722-1856p. 387
Notes to the Textp. 393
Indexp. 449
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Edition: 2008
Publisher: Univ of Washington Pr
Binding: Cloth Text 
Pages: 352
Size: 7.25" wide x 9.75" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 2.64 lbs.
Language: English

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