The Romance of Red Stone: An Appreciation of Ornament on Islamic Architecture in India
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Edition
1st ed.
Publisher
ISBN
9788190080941
Length
254p., Colour Illustrations; 29 x 29cm.
Subjects
Romance in Red Stone is an appreciation of architecture of Islam in India at a level removed from the formal, as articulated surface. In his photographs Yashwant Pitkar presents architecture as a feast of craftsmanship, as an enduring romance with shape and stone, in its unending variations. An architect first, then a photographer, Pitkar's images reflect his love and admiration for the buildings of Delhi, Agra and Fatehpur Sikri, which he captures in a way ...
