This book investigates how the material culture of South Indian courts was perceived by those who lived there in the pre-colonial period. Howes peels away the standard categories used to study Indian palace space; such as public/private and male/female; and replaces them with indigenous descriptions of space found in court poetry; vastu shastra and painted representations of courtly life. Set against the historical background of the events which led to the formation of the Ramnad Kingdom; the Kingdoms material circumstances are examined; beginning with the innermost region of the palace and moving out to the Kingdom via the palace compound itself and the walled town which surrounded it. An important study for both art historians and South India specialists. The volume is richly illustrated in colour.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Superb value for the money.By Daisy the DogThis publication is superb value for the money; as are all full-size Dover editions. Beware the few Dover publications that are 3/4 size with compressed score (ex. Bach Keyboard Music). Those are too hard to read.1 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Ill stick with the urtext edition that I have been happy with in the pastBy TuesdayWhen I bought this book I was being cheap trying to cut my costs; lets just say you get what you pay for. I typically buy urtext editions such as henle; and well; this is NOT henle. One of the pages inside of the book arrived ripped in the middle; and the piece that I am working on has a misprinted note (a D-flat instead of a B-flat). I will not be buying this type of edition in the future; Ill stick with the urtext edition that I have been happy with in the past.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy KateWhats not to love -- Schumanns piano music is great! This Dover edition is clear; neat; easy to read.