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Theory and Practice of Temple Architecture in Medieval India: Bhoja's Samaranganasutradhara and The Bhojpur Line Drawings

Theory and Practice of Temple Architecture in Medieval India: Bhoja's Samaranganasutradhara and The Bhojpur Line Drawings

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DETAILS : 
  • Author : Adam Hardy
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dev Publishers & Distributors 
  • Publication date :3 August 2015
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 307 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9381406413
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 9789381406410
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1600 g 
ABOUT THE BOOK 

This scholarly work delves into the architectural treatise Samaranganasutradhara, attributed to the 11th-century Paramara king Bhoja of Dhar, and examines the associated line drawings found at the Bhojpur temple site. The book explores the principles of vastuvidya(architectural science) as outlined in the text, which covers topics such as temple design, urban planning, and iconography. The Bhojpur line drawings, considered among the earliest surviving architectural plans in India, provide invaluable insights into medieval temple construction techniques and spatial organization. Adam Hardy's analysis bridges the theoretical aspects of Samaranganasutradhara* with practical applications, offering a comprehensive understanding of medieval Indian temple architecture. 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR 

Adam Hardy, an architect, is Professor of Asian Architecture at The Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University. He has been studying Indian temples for more than thirty years, and his publications on the subject include Indian Temple Architecture: Form and Trans-formation (IGNCA, 1995) and The Temple Architecture of India (Wiley, 2007). Since 1999 he has been Editor of the journal South Asian Studies. He is currently working on two projects which, like the study for this book but in different ways, re-create traditional temples. One is a conservation study for the World Monuments Fund at Ashapuri, Madhya Pradesh, involving the recovery of lost temple designs from thousands of stone fragments; the other is the design of a new temple in Hoysala style near Bangalore, aiming to unfold the inherent potential of that tradition.
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