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Indian art and architecture

Asher, Catherine B. Architecture of Mughal India. Cambridge University Press, 1992. Thorough introduction to the architecture of the Mughal courts.

Beach, Milo Cleveland. Mughal and Rajput Painting. Cambridge University Press, 1992. Two major styles of Indian painting.

Behl, Benoy K., and Milo Cleveland Beach. The Ajanta Caves: Artistic Wonders of Ancient Buddhist India. Abrams, 1998. Brilliant new photographs of famous ancient cave paintings.

Cooper, Ilay, and John Gillow. Arts and Crafts of India. Thames & Hudson, 1996. Lavishly illustrated introduction to the traditional folk arts of India.

Dehejia, Vidya. Indian Art. Phaidon, 1998. Survey of artistic traditions from ancient times to the present day.

Gray, Basil, ed. The Arts of India. Cornell University Press, 1981. Painting, sculpture, architecture, gardens, decorative and folk arts; includes photographs.

Guy, John, and Deborah Swallow, eds. Arts of India, 1550-1900. Victoria & Albert Museum, 1992. Illustrated overview of a major collection of Indian art.

Huntington, Susan, and John Huntington. The Art of Ancient India: Buddhist, Hindu, Jain. Weatherhill, 1983. Detailed survey of Indian art.

Kramrisch, Stella. The Art of India: Traditions of Indian Sculpture, Painting, and Architecture. Phaidon, 1954. Indian philosophy in art.

Michell, George, and Antonio Martinelli. The Royal Palaces of India. Thames & Hudson, 1994. Richly illustrated survey of surviving examples of imperial architecture.

Nou, Jean Louis, and others. Taj Mahal. Abbeville, 1994. Beautiful photographs accompany this guide to the most famous monument of Mughal civilization.

Okada, Amina. Indian Miniatures of the Mughal Court. Abrams, 1992. Analysis of important patrons and painters.

Pal, Pratapaditya, and Shridhar Andhare. The Peaceful Liberators: Jain Art from India. Thames & Hudson, 1995. Catalog of an exhibition of Jain art.

Rowland, Benjamin. The Art and Architecture of India: Buddhist, Hindu, Jain. Penguin, 1977. Well-illustrated traditional history.

Sivaramamurti, Calambur. The Art of India. Abrams, 1977, 1993. Lavish pictorial survey.

Zimmer, Heinrich Robert. The Art of Indian Asia: Its Mythology and Transformations. Pantheon, 1955, 1982. Interprets Indian mythology through art; two volumes.

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