History of Indian and Eastern Architecture v2.c24.s8.56

v2.c24.s8.56

Though deficient in the extreme grace and elegance that characterised the earlier examples, those of the middle style are bold and vigorous specimens of the art, and still show an originality and an adherence to the traditions of the style, and a freedom from any admixture of foreign elements, which cannot be predicated of the modern style that succeeded it.³