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The royal palaces of India / George Michell ; photographs by Antonio Martinelli.
Athenaeum of Philadelphia - Circulating Collection NA1501 .M54 1994
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Michell, George.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Palaces--India.
- Palaces.
- Architecture--India.
- Architecture.
- Historic buildings--India.
- Historic buildings.
- India--Kings and rulers--Homes and haunts.
- India.
- Physical Description:
- 232 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps, plans ; 29 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Thames and Hudson, 1994.
- Contents:
- I. Courtly Life and Architecture. Divine power of kings. Defence and security. Formal reception. Royal worship. Privacy and pleasure. Essential services
- II. The Buildings: Historical and Regional Traditions. Palaces lost and imagined. Map. Early Muslim strongholds. Imperial Mughal capitals. Rajput forts. Citadels of the South. Princely residences. The palaces today.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-229) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Dornsife/VSA.
- ISBN:
- 0500341273
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