A Fatal Friendship: The Nawabs, the British, and the City of LucknowOxford University Press, 1985 - 284 pages Lucknow was once described as 'the last example of the old pomp and refinement of Hindustan'. Both culturally and architecturally it still remains one of the most interesting cities of North India. Besides touching on the political aspects of Nawabi rule in the province of Audh, the author discusses the ethos and architecture of Lucknow in its heyday: between the period of the first Nawab in the early eighteenth century, and the last Nawab who was deposed by the British in 1856. |
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Page 145
... stand up in every material from Parian marble to plaster of Paris . On one side Hercules flourished his club at you - on the other stands a shepherd in a tie - wig and three cornered hat , making love to a shepherdess in hoop and ...
... stand up in every material from Parian marble to plaster of Paris . On one side Hercules flourished his club at you - on the other stands a shepherd in a tie - wig and three cornered hat , making love to a shepherdess in hoop and ...
Page 181
... stand at the entrance to this massive building , and there were attached buildings on either side , now marked only by ... stands today was not so lucky and is only known from a photograph of 1858 taken from the top of the Rumi Darwaza ...
... stand at the entrance to this massive building , and there were attached buildings on either side , now marked only by ... stands today was not so lucky and is only known from a photograph of 1858 taken from the top of the Rumi Darwaza ...
Page 203
... stands for lamps or candles , often five feet or more in height , and made from highly deco- rated china , coloured glass or metals . The effect when all the chandeliers and stands are lit is dazzling , especially in the cool and dark ...
... stands for lamps or candles , often five feet or more in height , and made from highly deco- rated china , coloured glass or metals . The effect when all the chandeliers and stands are lit is dazzling , especially in the cool and dark ...
Contents
The Three Cities of Lucknow | 1 |
The Europeans of Lucknow | 17 |
European Dreams and Indian Fantasies | 41 |
Copyright | |
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