Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1901 edition. Excerpt: ...for filling up the wall recesses in the KhwabgahatFathpur Sikr i--the small unpretentious apartment in which Akbar was wont to spend most of his time when at his summer capital. Similar designs are met with in Chinese work, and it is.not impossible that some of the workmen employed on the decoration of the h i n i-k a-R a u z a came from China or Japan, or more probably the designs travelled from China into Persia and from thence to India. The pattern is composed entirely of straight bars placed at right angles to each other so as to form a number of square and oblong spaces which are alternately filled in with white and red tiles, the divisional bars being in blue. Up the centre of the panel is a bar corresponding with the meeting rail of a casement window and its face is ornamented with V shaped tiles laid alternately in green and yellow courses. Surrounding the lattice is a field of green tiles, inlaid with conventionally treated flowers in various bright colours. The field is edged with very narrow blue tiles, worked into the shape of an arch over the top of the lattice. Enclosing this again is a rectangular frame in very narrow blue tiles, and the spandril pieces between it and the arch are laid with dark gamboge tiles set in which are delicate floral scrolls, the colours harmonizing with the flowers surrounding the lattice within. Plate XXIX shows the panels marked E on the north elevation, below and over the blind window just described. The designs of the flowers are more realistic than many of the others. The pattern upon the upper of the two panels may be intended for a lily, whilst that upon the lower was probably meant to represent a passion flower, It should be mentioned that in this..."
