History of Indian and Eastern ArchitectureFergusson, James
History
History of Indian and Eastern Architecture
Fergusson, James
Architecture -- India; Architecture, Asian
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[Illustration: TEMPLE AT KANTONUGGUR, DINAJEPORE.]
HISTORY
OF
INDIAN AND EASTERN ARCHITECTURE;
BY JAMES FERGUSSON, D.C.L., F.R.S, M.R.A.S.,
FELLOW OF THE ROYAL INSTITUTE OF BRITISH ARCHITECTS,
MEMBER OF THE SOCIETY OF DILETTANTI,
ETC. ETC. ETC.
[Illustration: Tope at Manikyala.]
FORMING THE THIRD VOLUME OF THE NEW EDITION OF THE
‘HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE.’
LONDON:
JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET.
1891.
_The right of Translation is reserved._
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1851.
THE ILLUSTRATED HANDBOOK OF ARCHITECTURE. Being a Concise and
Popular Account of the Different Styles prevailing in all Ages and
all Countries. With 850 Illustrations. 8vo. 26_s._ London, Murray,
1859.
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Murray, 1862.
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Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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