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ISBN10: 819001840X, ISBN13: 9788190018401, [publisher: Franco-Indian Pharmaceuticals] Hardcover First Edition Mumbai, 1991. 1 volume/1. -- fine -- Hardback & Dust Jacket -- Quarto size ( 29 x 23 cm )( 1805 gr ). ------- XVI-252 pages , 211 photographs (75 Col.), + 26 folding plates. bibliography .Index.************************ '' In the arid region of Gujarat and Rajasthan with scarce rain, a highly original architectural form developed, that of the stepwell, that is, a well with a long flight of steps leading down to the water`s edge. The steps did not remain as a mere adjunct to the well, but increased in complexity. Structural necessity to hold back the loose earth, coupled with the builder`s Jove of the ornate, transformed the flight of steps into an elaborate stairway, with many pillared pavilions demarcating the stages and with many storeys on successive pavilions. The Ranki Vav, or the Queen`s Stepwell, at Patan, the old capital of Gujarat, was built by Udayamati in memory of her husband late in the eleventh century. The monument was planned on an ambitious scale, over two hundred feet in length, with a draw well nearly one hundred feet deep, and was furnished with no fewer than eight hundred sculptures. The present work is concerned with the architecture, statuary, style and chronology of the Queen`s Stepwell. The method of construction is also considered to enable the reader to understand better this unique architectural form &a ...
ISBN10: 819001840X, ISBN13: 9788190018401, [publisher: Franco-Indian Pharmaceuticals Ltd.] Hardcover Book is in Used-VeryGood condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain very limited notes and highlighting. [Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1991]
Franco-Indian Research Pvt. Ltd. , pp. xvi + 252, Maps, Index 1st Edition . Hardback. Used. Franco-Indian Research Pvt. Ltd. ISBN 819001840X 9788190018401 [US]
ISBN10: 819001840X, ISBN13: 9788190018401, [publisher: Franco-Indian Research Pvt. Ltd.] Hardcover pp. xvi + 252, Maps, Index 1st Edition [New York, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1991]
ISBN10: 819001840X, ISBN13: 9788190018401, [publisher: Franco-Indian Pharmaceuticals Ltd.] Hardcover Book is in Used-LikeNew condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear. [Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1991]
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