The Complete Taj Mahal: and the Riverfront Gardens of Agra
Author:   Ebba Koch ,  Richard Andre Barraud
Publisher:   Thames & Hudson Ltd
ISBN:  

9780500289846


Pages:   288
Publication Date:   19 December 2011
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Ebba Koch ,  Richard Andre Barraud
Publisher:   Thames & Hudson Ltd
Imprint:   Thames & Hudson Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 22.80cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 28.50cm
Weight:   1.440kg
ISBN:  

9780500289846


ISBN 10:   0500289840
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   19 December 2011
Audience:   General/trade ,  General/trade ,  General ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available.

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Mughal Dynasty, Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal • I. Mughal Agra, a Riverfront Garden City • II. The Construction of the Taj Mahal • III. More Than a Tomb: the Parts of the Taj Mahal • IV. The Paradisiacal House of the Queen • V. Everybody’s Taj Mahal

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'Marks a major advance in our understanding of one of the world's greatest monuments ... a serious, academic work that does not neglect the importance of good illustrations' - Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies 'Ebba Koch has captured this building in a way that makes you look at it with fresh eyes' - Outdoor Photography 'Fittingly sumptuous ... the culmination of the author's life work' - The World of Interiors 'Looking at the book is the next best thing to going to the place' - Architectural Review


Author Information

Ebba Koch has spent much of her professional life studying the architecture, art and culture of the Mughal Empire, and is considered a leading authority on Mughal architecture. In 2001 she became the architectural advisor to the Taj Mahal Conservation Collaborative.

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