The various Indian styles are divided with approximate dates and localities, the periods, however, frequently overlapping, as follows: —
The Buddhist style
- Date: 250 B.C. 750 A.D.
- Geographical area: India (North of the Dekkan) and Ceylon
- Discussion with Examples
The Jaina style
- Date: 1000-1300 A.D., with later revivals
- The whole of India from the Himalayas to Cape Comorin
- Discussion with Examples
The Northern Hindu (or Brahman) style
- Date: 600 A.D. to the present time
- Geographical area: North India
- Discussion with Examples
The Hindu Chalukyan style
- Date: 1000-1300 A.D.
- Geographical area: Central India
- Discussion with Examples
The Hindu Dravidian style
- Date: 1350-1750
- Geographical area: South India
- Discussion with Examples
The Muslim Saracenic style — Mogul Architecture
- Date: 1526-1761
- Geographical area: North India
- Discussion with Examples
Related material
- Comparison of Plans, Walls, Openings, Roofs, Columns, and Openings in Indian Architectural Styles
- Modern Photographs of South Asian Architecture
- Modern Photographs of British Architecture in South Asia
Bibliography
Fletcher, Banister, and Banister F. Fletcher. A History of Architecture on the Comparative Method for the Student, Craftsman, and Amateur. 5th ed. London: B. T. Batsford, 1905. Internet Archive online version of a copy in a University of California Library. Web. 12 December 2018.
Banister Fletcher’s Bibliography
The following list of books demonstrates the major scholarly interest the Victorians had in South Asian architecture and their devotion in recording it.
Burgess, J. Archeological Survey of Western India. 5 vols. 1874-1883.
Cole, H. H.. Illustrations of Ancient Buildings in Muttra and Agra. 2 vols., folio. 1869-1873.
Cole, H. H. Illustrations of Ancient Buildings in Kashmir. 4to. 1869.
Cunningham, Sir A. Archaeological Survey of India. 23 vols. Simla, 1871-1887.
De Forest, L. Indian Domestic Architecture. Folio. Boston, U.S.A., 1885.
Fergusson, James. Picturesque Illustrations of the Ancient Architecture of Hindostan. Folio. 1848.
Fergusson, James. Illustrations of the Rock-cut Temples of India. 8vo. and folio Atlas of Plates. 1845.
Fergusson, James. Architecture at Ahmedabad. 4to. 1866.
Fergusson, James. History of Indian and Eastern Architecture. 8vo. 1891.
Griffin, Sir Lepel. Famous Monuments of Central India. 1886.
Jacob, S. S. Jeypore Portfolio of Architectural Details. 6 vols., folio. 1897.
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