Main entry:

Rezavi, Syed Ali Nadeem, 1961- author.

Title & Author:

Fathpur Sikri revisited / Syed Ali Nadeem Rezavi.

Publication:

New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2013.

Description:

xvi, 251 pages, 4 pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map ; 25 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 232-244) and index.
Sikri before Akbar -- The enterprise of building construction -- The chronology of construction -- The official city -- Residential houses -- Bāzārs and markets -- The gardens -- Hydraulics and water management -- Sikri after Akbar -- Wall paintings -- Identifying the builders : masons' marks and their signatures -- Appendix I: Akbari architecture : a note -- Appendix II: 'Conservation and preservation' at Fathpur Sikri -- Glossary.

Summary:

This text presents a multi-dimensional history of Fatehpur Sikri, a capital city under the Mughals. It discusses architectural traditions, town planning, economic centres, the bazaars, the waterworks, road networks, and residential areas to provide a wider understanding of the Mughal world.

Resources:
Table of contents
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description

ISBN:

9780198084037 (hardcover)
019808403X (hardcover)

Subject:

Islamic architecture India Fatehpur Sikri.
Architecture islamique Inde Fatehpur Sīkri.
Buildings
Islamic architecture
Bauwerk
Fatehpur Sikri (India) History.
Fatehpur Sikri (India) Buildings, structures, etc.
India Fatehpur Sikri
Fatehpur-Sikri
Uttar Pradesh.

Form/genre:

History

Holdings:

Location: Library main 288165
Call No.: BIB 229786
Status: Available