Sultans and Mosques

Sultans and Mosques
Author: Perween Hasan
Publisher: I.B. Tauris
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2023-11-30
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 0755653602

Before the Mughal style came to dominate the Islamic architecture of the Indian sub-continent, Bengal and its rulers had developed their own forms. The mosque architecture of the Independent Sultanate period (from the 14th to the 16th centuries) represents the most important element of the Islamic architecture of Bengal. This distinctive regional style drew its inspiration from the indigenous vernacular architecture of Bengal, itself heavily influenced by Hindu/Buddhist temple architecture. The early Muslim architecture of Bangladesh is an important but little studied part of the architectural heritage of the Islamic world and the Indian sub-continent. Perween Hasan's work is a most original contribution to this subject.

Architecture of Mughal India

Architecture of Mughal India
Author: Catherine Blanshard Asher
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 416
Release: 1992-09-24
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9780521267281

Traces the development and spread of architecture under the Mughal emperors who ruled the Indian subcontinent from the early-16th to the mid-19th centuries. The book considers the entire scope of architecture built under the auspices of the imperial Mughals and their subjects.

The Rise of Islam and the Bengal Frontier, 1204-1760

The Rise of Islam and the Bengal Frontier, 1204-1760
Author: Richard M. Eaton
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 392
Release: 1993
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780520205079

Eaton ranges over all the important aspects of that community's history, whether political and social, or cultural and religious...This study must rank among the finest contributions to South Asian scholarship to appear for some while.

Design for Good

Design for Good
Author: John Cary
Publisher: Island Press
Total Pages: 281
Release: 2017-10-03
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 1610917936

The book reveals a new understanding of the ways that design shapes our lives and gives professionals and interested citizens the tools to seek out and demand designs that dignify.

Society and Culture in Bengal

Society and Culture in Bengal
Author: Achintya Kumar Dutta
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 266
Release: 2024-10-31
Genre: History
ISBN: 1040132138

This book examines the social and cultural history of Bengal through two major themes — the intellectual and cultural dimension, and the socio-economic changes from the ancient to the postcolonial. Essays by major scholars highlight and analyse major debates as well as little known aspects of the region. From currency in ancient Bengal to the establishment of Calcutta, from the social history of Rahr to the challenges of writing history of mediaeval Bengal, from modern medicine to man-made famines, this book brings to the fore the diverse socio-cultural threads that constitute this region. The volume will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of Indian history and culture and South Asian studies.

Dictionary of Islamic Architecture

Dictionary of Islamic Architecture
Author: Andrew Petersen
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 356
Release: 2002-03-11
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 1134613652

The Dictionary of Islamic Architecture provides the fullest range of artistic, technical, archaeological, cultural and biographical data for the entire geographical and chronological spread of Islamic architecture - from West Africa through the Middle East to Indonesia, and from the seventh to the eighteenth centuries of the Common Era. Over 500 entries are arranged alphabetically and fully cross-referenced and indexed to permit easy access to the text and to link items of related interest. Four main categories of subject matter are explored: * dynastic and regional overviews * individual site descriptions * biographical entries * technical definitions Over 100 relevant plans, sketch maps, photographs and other illustrations complement and illuminate the entries, and the needs of the reader requiring further information are met by individual entry bibliographies.

Brick Temples of Bengal

Brick Temples of Bengal
Author: David McCutchion
Publisher:
Total Pages: 254
Release: 1983
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9780691040103

The Description for this book, Brick Temples of Bengal: From the Archives of David McCutchion, will be forthcoming.