The Romance of Red Stone: An Appreciation of Ornament on Islamic Architecture in India - Pitkar, Yashwant; Dalvi, Mustansir
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The Romance of Red Stone is an appreciation of architecture of Islam in India. Indo-Islamic architecture is characterized by the prolific use of sandstone red stone. It is the culmination of the long tradition of Islamic art that came into bloom right from the faiths first expansion beyond the Arabian Peninsula in the late seventh century. All the great Mughal emperors were prolific commissioners of monuments and their architecture thus remained the finest representation of this syncretion. Mughal architecture has been rich in ornament, almost at times overwhelming the architecture itself.…mehr

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The Romance of Red Stone is an appreciation of architecture of Islam in India. Indo-Islamic architecture is characterized by the prolific use of sandstone red stone. It is the culmination of the long tradition of Islamic art that came into bloom right from the faiths first expansion beyond the Arabian Peninsula in the late seventh century. All the great Mughal emperors were prolific commissioners of monuments and their architecture thus remained the finest representation of this syncretion. Mughal architecture has been rich in ornament, almost at times overwhelming the architecture itself. With lively pictures, giving you a feeling of actually experiencing them, the book is divided into three major sections Islamic ornament, Common forms in Islamic ornament, and Mughal architecture. Indeed a tribute to the Islamic architecture in India
Autorenporträt
Yashwant Pitkar, a faculty member of the Sir J. J. College of Architecture in Mumbai, is an architect and a photographer of architecture. He has extensively traveled over the past two decades documenting buildings of India with his unique photographic gaze. From works of architecture in Mandu, Delhi, Agra and Fatehpuri Sikri to neo-Classical façades of Bombay¿s streets and the stepped walls of Patan and Modhera ¿ Pitkar has captured all in his camera. Mustansir Dalvi is professor of architecture at the Sir J. J. College of Architecture in Mumbai. He has published many papers on architectural history, heritage and education. His particular interest is Bombay¿s development during its emergence as a vibrant metropolis.