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

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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-

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