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Encyclopaedia of Indian Temple Architecture: North India: foundations of North Indian style, c.250 B.C.-A.D.1100, v.2; part 1

Michael W. Meister and Madhusudan A. Dhaky, Krishna Deva

Michael W. Meister; Madhusudan A. Dhaky, Krishna Deva;

Encyclopaedia of Indian Temple Architecture: North India: foundations of North Indian style, c.250 B.C.-A.D.1100, v.2; part 1 (text)

American Institute of Indian Studies / Oxford University Press, 1988

ISBN 0691040532, 9780691040530

topics: |  india-ancient | history | architecture | hinduism


This is a volume in two parts (part 1 - text, and part 2, plates),
detailing temples of North India).  listed under the same ISBN.

Outline

I. Beginnings of N Indian style c. 350-650
   - uttarApatha style (360-575AD) : Guptas and their feudatories
   - early vidarbha style (350-500AD) : vAkATakas
   - early vidarbha (vatsagulma) style c. 450-500 : vAkATakas of vatsagulma
   - aparAnta style c. 480-533 : traikUTakas of Aniruddhapura
   - kuNkaNadesha style c. 540-610 : mauryas of Puri
   - late vidarbha style c. 550-650 : kalacuris of mAhiShmati and early
	rAShTrakUTas of elApura
II. Varieties of N. Indian style c. 500-1100
A. Upper India
   - magadha style phase 1. c. 500-700 Later Guptas and minor dynasties
   - madhyadeSha style c. 575-700 : maukharis and puShpabhUtis of kAnyakubja
B. Central India
C. Western India
D. Eastern India
   - kAmarUpa style, 7th c. AD : varmans
   - dakShina kosala style late 6th - early 8th c. : pAnDuvaMshIs of shrIpura and nalas
   - kalinga style phase 1 late 6th - early 8th c. : shailodbhavas
E. Southern extension of N Indian style
   - karNATa style, nAgara phase 1 620-750: Caluykas of bAdAmi, karNATa, andhra
   - karNATa style, nAgara phase 2 700-775: rAShTrakuTas of elapura and mAnyakheTa
F. Northwestern India
  - styles of Kashmir and Punjab, 7th-10th c.: kArkoTas and utpalas of kAshmiIra

Contents

 1. Mauryas Sungas, Kanvas, Kusanas, Ksatrapas : Krishna Deva             3
 2. Guptas and Their Feudatories : Krishna Deva                          19
        ... sArnAth, mahAsthAn... sAnchi, udayagiri, tumain, eran,
        tigawa, bhitarI, bhItargAnv (bhItargaon), nAcnA, devgadh
 3. Vakatakas (Main Branch) : A.P. Jamkhedkar                            59
 4. Vakatakas of Vatsagulma : Krishna Deva                               73
        ajanta, ghaTotkaca
 5. Traikutakas of Aniruddhapura : M.A. Dhaky                            79
 6. Mauryas of Puri : M.A. Dhaky                                         85
 7. Kalacuris of Mahismati and Early Rastrakutas of Elapura : M.A. Dhaky 93
 8. Later Guptas and Minor Dynasties : Krishna Deva                     101
 9. Maukharis and Puspabhutis of Kanyakubja : Krishna Deva              115
10. Minor Dynasties: Mandapika and Early Nagara Traditions : Krishna Deva 125
11. Aulikaras, Mauryas, and Minor Chieftains : Michael W. Meister       139
12. Pratihara Period: Mandapika Shrines : Krishna Deva & Michael W. Meister     151
13. Kalacuris of Tripuri: Mandapika Shrines : Krishna Deva              151
14. Maitrakas of Valabhi and Garulakas of Western Surastra : M.P. Vora & M.A. Dhaky     167
15. Maitrakas of Valabhi : M.P. Vora & M.A. Dhaky                       197
16. Capotkatas of Bhillamala : Michael W. Meister                       207
17. Varmans of Kamarupa : Krishna Deva                                  215
18. Panduvamsis of Sripura and Nalas : Krishna Deva                     219
19. Sailodbhavas : Debala Mitra                                         251
20. Calukyas of Badami: Karnata : Carol Radcliffe Bolon                 277
21. Calukyas of Badami: Andhradesa : B.R. Prasad                        313
22. Rastrakutas of Elapura and Manyakhetaka : M.A. Dhaky                343
23. Karkotas and Utpalas of Kasmira : Krishna Deva                      351


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