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Archaeological Survey of India. the Moghul Architecture of Fathpur-Sikri

1894

lie was himself the spring and fount of the sagacious policy of his government ; and the proof of the soundness of his system is the continuance of the Moghul Empire after his death in vile of the follies and vices of his successors until it was undone by the bigoted re-action of his great-grandson Aurangzib. [...] It was kept clean and fresh by means of an overflow the outlet of which is on the north side and can be traced along the east side of the pachisi court to the "Sweet tank" at the back of the D8wA n-i-Khas. [...] On the top of the west side we see the design in embryo sketched out by the pointer at the bottom banked out probably by the apprentice and craftsman whilst on the east side we see the completed work of the master mason. [...] The head of the donor and the bottom of the painting is impaired the latter so much so that it now presents a confused appearance of lines out of which we can distinguish the curves of a leg foot and trunk some drapery and a couple of arms but as the latter are out of all proportion to the former it is hardly probable they formed part of the same. [...] The outer columns forming the verandah and portico (Plate XXII) are ranged into eight pairs one opposite each of the corners of the walls of the reception room whilst at the south-east and north-east angles are single square piers only which support the ends of the hip rafters of the roof.
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Preface
i-xx Edmund Smith view
Chapter I The Mahal-I-Khas
1-13 Edmund Smith view
Chapter II Panch Mahal
14-21 Edmund Smith view
Chapter III The Diwan-I-Khas
22-27 Edmund Smith view
Chapter IV The Hospital Miriam’s Garden and the Nagina Masjid
28-30 Edmund Smith view
Chapter V Miriam’s Kothi or Sonahra Makam
31-38 Edmund Smith view
Plates
i-cxxv Edmund Smith view

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