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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455647703321

Autore

Howes Jennifer

Titolo

The courts of pre-colonial South India [[electronic resource] ] : material culture and kingship / / Jennifer Howes

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; New York, : RoutledgeCurzon, c2003

ISBN

1-138-99044-2

1-280-03190-5

9780203221036

0-203-22103-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (224p. ) : col. ill

Collana

Royal Asiatic Society books The courts of pre-colonial South India

Royal Asiatic Society books

Disciplina

709/.54/8

Soggetti

Architecture - India

Hindu temples - India, South

Material culture - India

Electronic books.

India Kings and rulers Homes and haunts

India Civilization To 1200

India History British occupation, 1765-1947

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Bibliography: p. 149.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction 1. The Mansara and Pre-Colonial Kingship 2. Vijayanagara and Madurai 3. Ramnad Kingdon's Emergence 4. Paintings in the Ramalinga Vilasam 5. Ramnad Palace 6. Ramnad Town 7. Ramnad Kingdom 8. Ramnad's Rivals

Sommario/riassunto

This work investigates how the material culture of South Indian courts was perceived by those who lived there in the pre-colonial period.