Main entry:

Koch, Ebba.

Title & Author:

The complete Taj Mahal : and the riverfront gardens of Agra / Ebba Koch ; with drawings by Richard André Barraud.

Publication:

London : Thames & Hudson, ©2006.

Description:

288 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 30 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 276-280) and index.
Introduction : the Mughal dynasty, Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal -- I. Mughal Agra, a riverfront garden city -- The Mughal garden, its buildings and its ownership -- The riverfront garden city -- Reconstruction of the riverfront scheme -- The gardens of the left bank -- The gardens of the right bank -- II. The construction of the Taj Mahal -- Shah Jahan and architecture -- Imperial mausoleums, a 'built tomb' controversy -- The architects of the Taj Mahal -- Craftsmen, materials, and construction techniques -- Construction history and celebrations of the anniversaries of Mumtaz Mahal's death -- Death and burial of Shah Jahan -- III. More than a tomb : the parts of the Taj Mahal -- The design -- The principles of Shahjahani architecture -- The principles as expressed in the Taj Mahal -- Modular planning of the Taj Mahal / Richard André Barraud -- A walk through the Taj Mahal complex -- The Jilaukhana (forecourt) zone -- The great gate -- The southern galleries -- The garden -- The garden-wall pavilions -- The riverfront terrace and the marble platform of the mausoleum -- The mausoleum -- The minarets -- The mosque and Mihman Khana, or assembly hall -- The side wings -- The towers of the riverfront terrace -- The bazaar and caravanserai complex (Taj Ganj) -- The waterworks -- Buildings outside the wall -- IV. The paradisiacal house of the queen -- The symbolism of white marble and red sandstone -- Naturalistic ornament as an expression of paradise -- The inscriptions -- Sound as an expression of eternity -- Funerary and commemorative rites -- V. Everybody's Taj Mahal -- Early travellers and picturesque discovery -- In British hands -- Visitors and comments -- The Taj Mahal in popular culture -- Conservation and future -- Postscript : visiting the Taj Mahal -- Map of Mughal India -- Lahauri's account of the complex on the occasion of its formal completion, on the twelfth anniversary of Mumtaz Mahal's death -- Factfile : detailed measurements of the Taj Mahal complex / Richard André Barraud -- Glossary.

Summary:

Includes the Mughal Agra, a riverfront garden city, the construction of the Taj Mahal, The parts of the Taj Mahal, the house of the queen, and much more.

ISBN:

9780500342091 (hbk.)
0500342091 (hbk.)
9780500289846 (pbk.)
0500289840 (pbk.)

Subject:

Taj Mahal (Agra, India)
Architecture, Mughal Empire India Agra.
Gardens, Mughal Empire India Agra.
Taj Mahal (Agra, India) Pictorial works.
Architecture, Mughal Empire India Agra Pictorial works.
Gardens, Mughal Empire India Agra Pictorial works.
Tāj Mahal (Āgra, Inde)
Architecture moghole Inde Āgra.
Jardins moghols Inde Āgra.
Tāj Mahal (Āgra, Inde) Ouvrages illustrés.
Architecture moghole Inde Āgra Ouvrages illustrés.
Jardins moghols Inde Āgra Ouvrages illustrés.
Architecture, Mogul India Agra.
Gardens, Mogul India Agra.
Architecture, Mogul India Agra Pictorial works.
Gardens, Mogul India Agra Pictorial works.
Architecture, Mughal Empire
Buildings
Gardens, Mughal Empire
Tadj-Mahal.
Grafmonumenten.
Agra (India) Buildings, structures, etc.
India Agra
Agra.
Agra Tadsch Mahal.

Form/genre:

illustrated books.
Illustrated works
Pictorial works
Ouvrages illustrés.

Added entries:

Barraud, Richard André, illustrator.

Taj Mahal

Holdings:

Location: Library main 254526
Call No.: BIB 184564
Status: Available