The ancient and medieval architecture of India: a study of Indo-Aryan civilisation

CONTENTS

PAGES

Preface

vii-viii

Introduction

xxi-xxxv

CHAPTER I

TheMauryanDynastyandthe

FoundationsofIndian

Civilisation—Indian

VillageandTownPlanning

1-

CHAPTER II

Building Bye-laws—

Village Dwellings—The Assembly-hall—The

Ad-

ministration of

Villages and Towns—Constitutional Government

in

AncientIndia

—VillageWallsandGateways ....

19-

CHAPTER III

Fergusson's

Classifications ofStyle—Divine Worshipin Ancient India

—

The Village ShrineinAsoka'sTime—The InspirationofIndo-Aryan

Art

33-

CHAPTER IV

The

StflpaanditsSymbolism ........ 46-

CHAPTER V

Symbolism

: The Lotus-leafArch, or Sun-window—

Pillars,Capitals,and

Bases—The Vishnu Standard and

Pillar—

The Holy Mount—The

Symbolof

Death

SS-

CHAPTER

VI

The Chaitya-griha, or Buddhist

Chapter-house—The raison

d'etre

of

Rock-cut Temples and Monasteries

—The Yikx\t Rock-cut Chaitya-

house—

TheBirthofGothicArtin

Europe .... 65-