Samrāṅgṇasūtradhār: Decoding the Historical Architectural Treatise (1)

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Synopsis
The Samrāṅgṇasūtradhār compiled arounf the 11th century by Rājā Bhoj is a significant treatise on architecture from pre-colonial India. The book presents and interpretive architectural analysis of select content of the Samrāṅgṇasūtradhār,explores the design process to generate temples, palaces, and dwelling units, and discusses its correlation with contemporary architectural paradigms. Also, the book looks at contemporary issues of identity and culture, as well as critical issues int he historiography of architecture in the postcolonial Indian subcontinent while unveiling layers of the traditional knowekedge systems informing the popular idiom of the Vāstū Shastra. Strongly rooted in archival resources, this book will be indispensable for scholars of history of Indian architecture, heritage studies, South Asian history, conversation, architectural design processes, compuational architecture, and postcolonial studies.
Copyright:
2026

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Book Size:
256 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781040415801
Related ISBNs:
9781040415764, 9781032222752, 9781003537854
Publisher:
Taylor & Francis
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Copyrighted By:
Neena Singh Zutshi, The right of Neena Singh Zutshi to be identified as author of this work has been asserted in accordance with sections
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No
Language:
English
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No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Biographies and Memoirs, Religion and Spirituality, Social Studies
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