Chapter 1: Between Experimentation and Regulation: The Foundations of an Eighteenth-Century Style

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Moti Masjid by Unknown
By John Carlson
on Aug 12
1658–1663
Tomb of Humayun by Mirak Mirza Ghiyas
By John Carlson
on Aug 12
1562–1571
Interior vault, tomb of Akbar, Sikandra, detail by Unknown
By John Carlson
on Aug 12
1613
Façade, tomb of Akbar, Sikandra, detail by Unknown
By John Carlson
on Aug 12
1613
Taj Mahal by Ustad Ahmad Lahauri
By John Carlson
on Aug 12
1632–1648
Palace pavilions, Red Fort of Agra by Unknown
By John Carlson
on Aug 12
c. 1630
Pietra dura, Taj Mahal, detail by Unknown
By John Carlson
on Aug 12
1632–1648
Nagina Masjid by Unknown
By John Carlson
on Aug 12
c. 1630
Plan of the Moti Masjid, 1658–63 by Unknown
By John Carlson
on Aug 12
1995
Interior wall, Moti Masjid, detail by Unknown
By John Carlson
on Aug 12
1658–1663
Base of a jharoka throne, Red Fort by Unknown
By John Carlson
on Aug 12
1639–1648
Capital, Moti Masjid by Unknown
By John Carlson
on Aug 12
1658–1663
Capital, palace pavilion, Red Fort by Unknown
By John Carlson
on Aug 12
1639–1648
Vaulting and supports, Moti Masjid by Unknown
By John Carlson
on Aug 12
1658–1663
Dome, Moti Masjid by Unknown
By John Carlson
on Aug 12
1658–1663
Bangla vault, Moti Masjid by Unknown
By John Carlson
on Aug 12
1658–1663
Mihrab, Moti Masjid by Unknown
By John Carlson
on Aug 12
1658–1663
Minbar, Moti Masjid by Unknown
By John Carlson
on Aug 12
1658–1663
Courtyard wall, Moti Masjid by Unknown
By John Carlson
on Aug 12
1658–1663
Cornice, Moti Masjid, detail by Unknown
By John Carlson
on Aug 12
1658–1663
Jamiʿ Masjid by Unknown
By John Carlson
on Aug 12
1650–1656
Badshahi Masjid by Unknown
By John Carlson
on Aug 12
1673–1674
Interior, Badshahi Masjid by Unknown
By John Carlson
on Aug 12
1673–1674
Bibi ka Maqbara by ʿAta Allah Rashidi
By John Carlson
on Aug 12
1660–1661
Gateway, Bibi ka Maqbara by ʿAta Allah Rashidi
By John Carlson
on Aug 12
1660–1661
Façade, Bibi ka Maqbara by ʿAta Allah Rashidi
By John Carlson
on Aug 12
1660–1661
Walls of pīshtāq vault, Bibi ka Maqbara by ʿAta Allah Rashidi
By John Carlson
on Aug 12
1660–1661
Exterior dado, Taj Mahal, detail by Ustad Ahmad Lahauri
By John Carlson
on Aug 12
1632–1648
Exterior spandrels, Taj Mahal, detail by Ustad Ahman Lahauri
By John Carlson
on Aug 12
1632–1648
Interior, Bibi ka Maqbara by ʿAta Allah Rashidi
By John Carlson
on Aug 12
1660–1661
Inscription on door, gateway of Bibi ka Maqbara by Unknown
By John Carlson
on Aug 12
1660–1661
Pīshtāq, Badshahi Masjid by Unknown
By John Carlson
on Aug 12
1673–1674
Portrait of ʿAlamgir by Unknown
By John Carlson
on Aug 12
c. 1700

Chapter 1: Between Experimentation and Regulation: The Foundations of an Eighteenth-Century Style

From Stone to Paper: Architecture as History in the Late Mughal Empire

Chanchal B. Dadlani

Publisher: Yale University Press

Print publication date: Feb, 2019

Subject areasArchitecture and Urban HistoryAsian and Southeast AsianMiddle and Near Eastern

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- From Stone to Paper: Architecture as History in the Late Mughal Empire
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Note on Translation and Transliteration
- Introduction: The Mughal Eighteenth Century
- Chapter 1: Between Experimentation and Regulation: The Foundations of an Eighteenth-Century Style
- Chapter 2: The Urban Culture of Mughal Delhi
- Chapter 3: “The Last Flicker in the Lamp of Mughal Architecture”: Transforming the Imperial Capital
- Chapter 4: Codifying Mughal Architecture on Paper
- Chapter 5: Mughal Architecture Between Manuscript and Print Culture
- Conclusion: From Historicization to Abstraction
- Select Bibliography
- Index
- Illustration Credits