The Splendour that was ʾInd: A Survey of Indian Culture and Civilisation (from the Earliest Times to the Death of Emperor Aurangzeb)D. B. Taraporevala, 1930 - 236 pages |
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... plate studded with precious stones . " When the king condescended to show himself in public , he was carried in a ... plates of gold enriched with precious stones . Each of these plates was as thick as the blade of a sword , and was ...
... plate studded with precious stones . " When the king condescended to show himself in public , he was carried in a ... plates of gold enriched with precious stones . Each of these plates was as thick as the blade of a sword , and was ...
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... JUMMA MASJID , DELHI ( 256-257 Photo : Indian State Railways ) STEP - WELL , AHMEDABAD ( From Havell : " Indian Architecture " ) SHAH JEHAN'S MOSQUE , AGRA FORT PLATE LXXXVII 258 INTERIOR OF PEARL MOSQUE , AGRA 259. PLATE LXXXVI.
... JUMMA MASJID , DELHI ( 256-257 Photo : Indian State Railways ) STEP - WELL , AHMEDABAD ( From Havell : " Indian Architecture " ) SHAH JEHAN'S MOSQUE , AGRA FORT PLATE LXXXVII 258 INTERIOR OF PEARL MOSQUE , AGRA 259. PLATE LXXXVI.
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... plates show work which combines great nobility , as in the Head of Mahadeva , with fluid grace — as in the figures of Celestial Darcers . His publishers are to be congratulated both on the quality of the colour plates and on the ...
... plates show work which combines great nobility , as in the Head of Mahadeva , with fluid grace — as in the figures of Celestial Darcers . His publishers are to be congratulated both on the quality of the colour plates and on the ...
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