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... stone cut ) , 50 Stonecarvers ( munabbatkar ; in modern usage , also sangtarash ) had , after the masons , the most important role in the construction.51 Their work ranged from the carving of simple mouldings to the exquisite depiction ...
... stone cut ) , 50 Stonecarvers ( munabbatkar ; in modern usage , also sangtarash ) had , after the masons , the most important role in the construction.51 Their work ranged from the carving of simple mouldings to the exquisite depiction ...
Page 92
... stones . '57 The fineness of the Mughal pietra dura flowers was proudly pointed out by Shah Jahan's court poet Kalim : The inlayer ( naqqar ) has set stone into stone So [ that even ] the dark spot of the heart of the lala ( poppy ...
... stones . '57 The fineness of the Mughal pietra dura flowers was proudly pointed out by Shah Jahan's court poet Kalim : The inlayer ( naqqar ) has set stone into stone So [ that even ] the dark spot of the heart of the lala ( poppy ...
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... stone be quarried and cut according to its grain - the plane on which it breaks more easily - and laid so that the grain is horizontal . Stone laid against the grain ( ' edge - bedded ' ) is liable to disintegrate under pressure . Soft ...
... stone be quarried and cut according to its grain - the plane on which it breaks more easily - and laid so that the grain is horizontal . Stone laid against the grain ( ' edge - bedded ' ) is liable to disintegrate under pressure . Soft ...
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The Mughal garden its buildings and its ownership | 24 |
The construction of the Taj Mahal 82 Conservation and future 250 | 85 |
The architects of the Taj Mahal 89 Map of Mughal India 255 | 97 |
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Agra Agra fort Akbar architecture artist Aurangzeb Babur Bagh-i bazaar and caravanserai bazaar street Begam Begley and Desai blossoms British building built Burj caravanserai caravanserai complex cenotaph central centre century chahar bagh chhatris Company drawing corner court courtyard Curzon dados Dara Shikoh decoration Delhi Diwan-i dome emperor Fatehpuri flanked flowers funerary gate hall hasht bihisht historians hujra imperial India inlaid inscriptions Islamic Itimad-ud-Daula Jahanara Jahangir Jilaukhana Kalim Khan-i Khawasspuras Mahal complex Masjid mausoleum Mihman Khana minarets monument mosque Mughal Muhammad Mumtaz Mahal Muslim niches Nur Jahan octagonal ornament Padshahnama palace pattern pavilion Persian Photograph taken pietra dura pishtaq plant platform Qur'an Raja Rauza rectangular red sandstone river riverfront garden riverfront terrace rooms sawar Shah Jahan Shah Nawaz Khan side Sil Chand stone subsidiary tomb tahkhana Taj Mahal tomb chamber tomb garden towers trans vases vaults verandah walkways wall white marble Yamuna zira