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Essays in architectural theory / Ananda K. Coomaraswamy ; edited and with an introduction by Michael W. Meister.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Coomaraswamy, Ananda K. (Ananda Kentish), 1877-1947.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Architecture--India--Philosophy.
- Architecture--Philosophy.
- Architecture.
- Philosophy.
- India.
- Physical Description:
- xxiii, 122 pages : illustrations ; 32 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New Delhi : Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts ; Delhi : Oxford University Press, 1995.
- Summary:
- Ananda K. Coomaraswamy (1877-1947) pioneered one form of cultural studies in India. His analysis of Indian civilization extended to Indian ideas and theories of architecture. This volume in the Collected Works presents the essays that best represent his thought on the hermeneutics of Indian architecture, i.e. its "why," not "how."
- Contents:
- Pāli kaṇṇikā: circular roof-plate
- The symbolism of the dome
- Uṣṇīṣa and chatra: turban and umbrella
- Ornament
- Svayamātṛṇṇā: janua coeli
- An Indian temple: the Kandarya Mahadeo
- Appendix: ancient iron beams in India.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 0195638050
- OCLC:
- 34909125
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