Includes bibliographical references (p. 234) and indexes.
Contents
Introduction: a religious architecture -- The first rock-cut temples: from man-made caves to the Cholas of Thanjavur -- The towers of Bhubaneshwar: the eastern Indian aesthetic -- The culmination of medieval architecture: Khajuraho: a consummate architectural achievement -- New architecture in the Deccan: the Hoysala style and the 'soapstone' temples -- The apotheosis of southern Indian architecture: from the Hampi Princes to the Nayaks of Madurai.