Banaras, the city revealed / edited by George Michell and Rana P.B. Singh ; photographs by Clare Arni.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Michell, George.

Singh, Rana P. B.

Arni, Clare.

National Centre for the Performing Arts (India)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Historic buildings--India--Vārānasi (Uttar Pradesh).

Historic buildings.

India--Vārānasi (Uttar Pradesh).

Vārānasi (Uttar Pradesh, India)--Pictorial works.

Vārānasi (Uttar Pradesh, India).

Genre:

Illustrated works.

Physical Description:

152 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 33 cm

Place of Publication:

Mumbai : Marg Publications on behalf of the National Centre for the Performing Arts, 2005.

Summary:

Contributed articles on historic buildings of Vārānasi city, Uttar Pradesh, India; with pictorial representation.

Contents:

The urban setting : a panorama / Clare Arni

City maps / Klaus Rötzer

Growth of the city / Rana P.B. Singh

Power and patronage : Banaras in the 18th and 19th centuries / Sandria B. Freitag

Vestiges of the past / T.K. Biswas

Mosques and tombs / Klaus Rötzer

Ghats and riverside palaces / Julia A.B. Hegewald

Temple styles / George Michell

The Panchakroshi temple / Niels Gutschow

The Mahamaya temple murals / Prem Shankar Dwivedi

Houses and mansions, caravanserais and dharmashalas / Klaus Rötzer

Wells, tanks, and gardens / Klaus Rötzer

Churches and civic monuments : the British contribution / Christopher W. London

Threats and prospects / Vrinda Dar

Historical chart, 1300-2000.

Notes:

"Vol. 57, no. 2, December 2005"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (page 148) and index.

ISBN:

8185026726

9788185026725

OCLC:

64442599