Historic ornament : treatise on decorative art and architectural ornament (1909)
Ward, James, 1851-1924 · London : Chapman and Hall · leaf 299
windows of the Buddha atAhmedabad, which consist ofbeautiful stems and floral tracery.From the eighth to theeighteenth centuries India wassubject to the invasions of theArabs, the Afghans, and Mongols, who devastated thecountry and sacked and pillaged many of the finest Hindushrines, and, on the… … Fig. 328.—Pillar and Bracket,Doorway of a Pagoda. INDIAN ART AND ARCHITECTURE. 279 present city of Delhi, which city contains the finestexamples of the Mohammedan style in India. TheDewanne Khas, or principal hall of the palace of Delhi(Fig. 329), is a very rich and ornate example of this style.It…
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