Publisher's Synopsis
This book entitled "Early Indian Secular Architecture is an outcome of a comprehensive study of the secular architecture in its magnitude. A fascinating study as this, is the first of its kind on the subject in its entirety and offers an authentic account of the secular architecture during the period from 2nd Century B.C. to 6th - 7th Centuries A.D. The book is divided into various chapters highlighting the enormous details of each item of the architectural components. The secular architectural items like ramparts, palaces, palaces interiors, houses of the wealthy class, houses of the commonalty have all been brilliantly brought within the compass of study. To achieve this end the sculptures of Sanchi, Barhut, Amaravati, Gandhara, Nagarjunakonda, Mathura and murals ofAjanta have been studied meticulously. Written in simple and lucid style, the vivification of the secular architecture is splendid. The coverage of the study records all trends and architectural styles of the building construction of the early India. The book is of immense value to the student of art-history; and for the common reader its fascination lies in the intense cultural interest that subject inevitably generates.
