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Architecture in the Indian Subcontinent From the Mauryas to the Mughals


Free Download Christopher Tadgell, "Architecture in the Indian Subcontinent: From the Mauryas to the Mughals"
English | ISBN: 1032112700 | 2023 | 404 pages | EPUB | 137 MB
Dedicated to the tracing of continuity across sectarian divides, Christopher Tadgell’s History of Architecture in India (1989) was the first modern monograph to draw together in one volume all the strands of India’s pre-colonial architectural history – from the Vedic and Native traditions of early India, through Hindu, Buddhist, Islamic and secular architecture. This comprehensive revision, Architecture in the Indian Subcontinent: From the Mauryas to the Mughals, expands the structure to acknowledge the great advance in scholarship across this extremely complex subject over the last three decades.

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A Pictorial Guide to the Birds of the Indian Subcontinent


Free Download A Pictorial Guide to the Birds of the Indian Subcontinent By Sálim Ali, S. Dillon Ripley, John Henry Dick
1996 | 274 Pages | ISBN: 0195637321 | PDF | 51 MB
For ornithologists, natural history enthusiasts, environmentalists, and amateur birdwatchers, this revised edition of a 1983 book is essential as the only single-volume guide available of birds in India. Unlike similar books, which only cover one region and even then only a small portion of species in their area, this volume includes all the bird species found in the Indian subcontinent, shown in over 100 color plates from noted American bird painter John Henry Dick. The plates have been arranged by family in systematic order, and the author provides concise information concerning status, size, habitat, and distribution.

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Architecture in the Indian Subcontinent From the Mauryas to the Mughals


Free Download Architecture in the Indian Subcontinent: From the Mauryas to the Mughals
English | 2024 | ISBN: 1032112700 | 405 Pages | PDF (True) | 623 MB
Dedicated to the tracing of continuity across sectarian divides, Christopher Tadgell’s History of Architecture in India (1989) was the first modern monograph to draw together in one volume all the strands of India’s pre-colonial architectural history – from the Vedic and Native traditions of early India, through Hindu, Buddhist, Islamic and secular architecture. This comprehensive revision, Architecture in the Indian Subcontinent: From the Mauryas to the Mughals, expands the structure to acknowledge the great advance in scholarship across this extremely complex subject over the last three decades.

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