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This book is a pioneering work on an area which has received scant attention in the past. Studies on the period of Haider Ali and Tipu Sultan - the 'Mysore Sultans' inevitably focus on the dominant narrative of political history of the time and its attendant romantic anecdotes. Consequently, the study of art and architecture of the period has so far remained in the shadows. This book is a detailed aesthetic study of the art and architecture of the palaces, forts, ...
Beautifully illustrated, this book is unique as it brings for the first time a monograph on Sultanate tombs of Delhi. The book attempts to analyse relationship between tomb architecture and contemporary conditions, through a closer reading of their type, location, epigraphic programme and decoration. Sharp shift in nature of tomb buildings from early and mid Sultanate periods to late Sultanate period due to changing socio-political considerations has been ...